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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Ancestry of “culmina”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |