Where does “culminar” come from?

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

culminar (Portuguese): to culminate

Definitions

  1. to culminate

Ancestry of “culminar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinculmino—
2Latinculmenstalk; top, roof, summit, peak; height, acme
3Proto-Italickolamen—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱelH-to freeze
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- →Every word from Proto-Italic kolamen →Every word from Latin culmen →