Where does “colmare” come from?
colmare (Italian) comes from Italian colmo, from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
colmare (Italian): to fill up to the brim; to fill with soil or...
Definitions
- to fill up to the brim; to fill with soil or...
Ancestry of “colmare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | colmo | full; summit, top, acme; height |
| 2 | Latin | culmen | stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
Words derived from “colmare”