Where does “culmine” come from?

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

culmine (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “culmine”, step by step

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