Where does “culmena” come from?
culmena (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin culmenus, from Latin culmus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
Ancestry of “culmena”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | culmenus | — |
| 2 | Latin | culmus | stalk, stem; hay; straw |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
Words derived from “culmena”