Where does “culmiță” come from?

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

culmiță (Romanian): small summit

Definitions

  1. small summit

Ancestry of “culmiță”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianculmepeak, top, apex, summit; climax, culmination;...
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 →
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