Where does “colmar” come from?

colmar (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese colmo, from Latin culmus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

colmar (Portuguese): to thatch

Definitions

  1. to thatch

Ancestry of “colmar”, step by step

colmar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Portuguese colmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecolmocane; reed; thatch
2Latinculmusstalk, stem; hay; straw
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Latin cumulō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincumulōto heap, pile up, amass, accumulate
2Latincumulusheap, pile; surplus; summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanku-m-olo—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱewh₁-to swell; to be strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Latin culmus →