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cilium.

upper eyelid; edge of upper eyelid; eyelid, lower eyelid (L+S);

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈkɪ.li.ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈt͡ʃiː.li.um]

  1. eyelid

    declension-2 · neuter

  2. eyelid lower eyelid

    declension-2 · neuter

  3. eyelash

    Medieval-Latin · declension-2 · metonymically · neuter · plural-normally
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱel- Proto-Indo-European *-yom Proto-Indo-European *ḱelyom Proto-Italic *keljom Latin cilium From Proto-Italic *keljom, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱel-yo-m, from the root *ḱel- (“to cover”). Alternatively, compare Ancient Greek κῠ́λᾱ (kŭ́lā, “the parts under the eyes”), though Beekes doubts this connection and derives the latter from Pre-Greek.

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