Where does “scolmatura” come from?

scolmatura (Italian) comes from Italian scolmare, from Italian colmare, from Italian colmo, from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

scolmatura (Italian): draining

Definitions

  1. draining

Ancestry of “scolmatura”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianscolmareto drain
2Italiancolmareto fill up to the brim; to fill with soil or...
3Italiancolmofull; summit, top, acme; height
4Latinculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
5Proto-Italickolamen—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin culmen →