Etymology

supercilium

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Today it means: The region of the eyebrows. Full definition →

Latin supercilium ← Proto-Italic *keljom ← Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*úp
  2. Proto-Indo-European*upér
  3. Proto-Italic*super
  4. Latinsuper
  5. Latinsuper-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱelyom
  8. Proto-Italic*keljom
  9. Latincilium
  10. Latinsupercilium
  11. English todaysupercilium

Borrowed from Latin supercilium (“eyebrow; brow, ridge; pride, arrogance”).

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