Where does “*culmineum” come from?

*culmineum (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin culmen, from Proto-Italic kolamen, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH- — to freeze.

Ancestry of “*culmineum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*culmineum

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelH-Every word from Proto-Italic kolamenEvery word from Latin culmen