Where does “culmen” come from?

culmen (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

culmen (Latin): stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme

Definitions

  1. stalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme

Ancestry of “culmen”, step by step

culmen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Italic kolamen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italickolamen—
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

via Proto-Indo-European kʷel-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

Words derived from “culmen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →