Where does “columna” come from?
columna (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese coluna, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
columna (Portuguese): Obsolete spelling of coluna
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of coluna
Ancestry of “columna”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | coluna | column; pillar; spine; backbone; a military... |
| 2 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |