Where does “culminare” come from?

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

culminare (Latin): to crown

Definitions

  1. to crown

Ancestry of “culminare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
2Proto-Italickolamen—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze

Words derived from “culminare”

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