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Where does “Ciliatea” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Ciliatea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinciliatusHaving cilia
2Latinciliumeyelid; eyelash
3Proto-Italic*keljom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-yo-m—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline
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