Etymology of the Latin word cilium
the Latin word
cilium (eyelash; eyelid; upper eyelid; edge of upper eyelid; eyelid)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kel-Derivations in Latin
supercilium,
cilia,
ciliolum,
ciliare,
ciliiferus,
ciliaris,
acrociliata,
axicilium,
biciliata,
ciliatissima,
ciliativertex,
ciliatoglume,
longiciliusDerivations in other languages
English
cilium, French
ciliaire, French
cil, Italian
ciliato, Italian
ciliectomia, Italian
ciliospinale, Portuguese
cílio, Spanish
cejo, Spanish
cilioUsage
Word found in New Latin, Classical Latin
