Where does “culmination” come from?
Culmination derives from French culmination and culminer, from Latin culmināre meaning "to reach the summit," itself from culmen "peak or ridge," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kelH- meaning "to rise or be prominent."
culmination (English): The attainment of the highest point of altitude...
Definitions
- The attainment of the highest point of altitude...
Ancestry of “culmination”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | culmination | — |
| 2 | French | culminer | To culminate; to culminate; reach the highest... |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | culmino | — |
| 4 | Latin | culmen | stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |