Where does “culminer” come from?

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

culminer (French): To culminate; to culminate; reach the highest...

Definitions

  1. To culminate; to culminate; reach the highest...

Ancestry of “culminer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinculmino—
2Latinculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
3Proto-Italickolamen—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “culminer”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin culmen →