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Where does “culmino” come from?

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

Ancestry of “culmino”, step by step

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

Words derived from “culmino”

  • culmination
  • culmination
  • culmine
  • culminer
  • culmineren
  • culmina
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