Where does “entrecejo” come from?

entrecejo (Spanish) comes from Spanish ceja, from Latin cilia, from Latin cilium, from Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

entrecejo (Spanish): glabella

Definitions

  1. glabella

Ancestry of “entrecejo”, step by step

entrecejo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ceja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcejaeyebrow; rim, edge; fret
2Latincilianominative plural of cilium; accusative plural of...
3Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
4Proto-Italic*keljom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Spanish entré

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishentrébetween
2Latininterbetween, among; during, while
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁entérbetween
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁enin; in, inside
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-yo-m →Every word from Proto-Italic *keljom →