Where does “culminale” come from?
culminale (Italian) comes from Italian culmine, from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.
culminale (Italian): summital, culminal, cacuminal
Definitions
- summital, culminal, cacuminal
Ancestry of “culminale”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | culmine | summit, top, peak |
| 2 | Latin | culmen | stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kolamen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelH- | to freeze |