Where does “semicolumna” come from?

semicolumna (Spanish) comes from Spanish columna, from Latin columna, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

semicolumna (Spanish): semicolumn

Definitions

  1. semicolumn

Ancestry of “semicolumna”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SpanishcolumnaA column; a circular support; file
2Latincolumnacolumn, pillar; waterspout; column as in a book
3Proto-Italickolamen—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin columna →