Where does “semicoloană” come from?
semicoloană (Romanian) comes from Romanian coloană, from French colonne, from Middle French colomne, from Old French columne, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
semicoloană (Romanian): semicolumn
Definitions
- semicolumn
Ancestry of “semicoloană”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | coloană | column (cylindrical part of a structure used for support), pillar |
| 2 | French | colonne | column, pillar; column; file |
| 3 | Middle French | colomne | column |
| 4 | Old French | columne | column |
| 5 | Latin | columna | column, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |