Where does “cume” come from?

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

cume (Portuguese): peak, the highest point of a mountain

Definitions

  1. peak, the highest point of a mountain

Ancestry of “cume”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cume”

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