Where does “culme” come from?

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

culme (Romanian): peak, top, apex, summit; climax, culmination;...

Definitions

  1. peak, top, apex, summit; climax, culmination;...

Ancestry of “culme”, step by step

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

Words derived from “culme”

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