Etymology of the Latin word cella
the Latin word
cella (cell; monastery; storeroom, cellar, larder)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-Derivations in Latin
cellula,
cellararius,
cellarium,
cellarius,
ovicellaDerivations in other languages
Albanian
qelë, English
cell, English
cella, French
cella, Greek
sunkellos, Italian
cella, Portuguese
cela, Spanish
cella, Spanish
cela, Spanish
celda, Spanish
cillaCognates
Dutch
cel, English
cell, French
celle, French
cellule, German
Zelle, Icelandic
sella, Italian
cella, Spanish
celda, Swedish
cellUsage
Word found in Medieval Latin, New Latin