Where does “colmato” come from?
colmato (Italian) comes from Italian colmare, from Italian colmo, from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
colmato (Italian): past participle of colmare
Definitions
- past participle of colmare
Ancestry of “colmato”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | colmare | to fill up to the brim; to fill with soil or... |
| 2 | Italian | colmo | full; summit, top, acme; height |
| 3 | Latin | culmen | stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |
Words derived from “colmato”