Where does “culmina” come from?

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

culmina (Italian): third-person singular present indicative of...

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third-person singular present indicative of...

Ancestry of “culmina”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	culminare	to culminate
2	Medieval Latin	culmino	—
3	Latin	culmen	stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
4	Proto-Italic	kolamen	—
5	Proto-Indo-European	ḱelH-	to freeze

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