Where does “culminatie” come from?

culminatie (Dutch) comes from French culmination, from French culminer, from Medieval Latin culmino, from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

culminatie (Dutch): culmination, transit, the reaching of the highest altitude by a celestial body

Definitions

  1. culmination, transit, the reaching of the highest altitude by a celestial body

Ancestry of “culminatie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchculminationculmination
2FrenchculminerTo culminate; to culminate; reach the highest...
3Medieval Latinculmino
4Latinculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
5Proto-Italickolamen
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH-Every word from Proto-Italic kolamenEvery word from Latin culmen
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