culmen

Latin

noun
Definitions
  • stalk
  • top, roof, summit, peak
  • (figuratively) height, acme

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Italic *kolamen derived from Proto-Indo-European *kelH- (rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick), *kelH- (rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kelH-

Gloss

rise, lift, be elevated, be prominent, jab, raise, thrust, prick

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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