Where does “cílio” come from?

cílio (Portuguese) comes from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

cílio (Portuguese): eyelash

Definitions

  1. eyelash

Ancestry of “cílio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
2Proto-Italic*keljom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →