Where does “kulminationspunkt” come from?
kulminationspunkt (Danish) comes from Danish punkt, from Middle Low German punct, from Latin pūnctum, from Latin punctus, from Latin -tus, from Proto-Italic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.
kulminationspunkt (Danish): culmination point
Definitions
- culmination point
Ancestry of “kulminationspunkt”, step by step
kulminationspunkt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish punkt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | punkt | dot; point |
| 2 | Middle Low German | punct | — |
| 3 | Latin | pūnctum | point |
| 4 | Latin | punctus | pricked, punctured, pierced, having been pricked;... |
| 5 | Latin | -tus | Forms the past participle of verbs; Forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -tus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tus | Derives action nouns from verb roots |
via Danish kulmination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kulmination | culmination |
| 2 | French | culmination | culmination |
| 3 | French | culminer | To culminate; to culminate; reach the highest... |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | culmino | — |
| 5 | Latin | culmen | stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |