Latin

culmen

‘a pillar, top, crown, summit’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin culmen.

10 English words in this record descend from Latin culmen, most familiar first.

• column ← columne ← columne ← columna
• culmination ← culminer ← culmināre
• colonnade ← colonne ← colomne ← columne ← columna
• columnar ← columnāris ← columna
• columella ← columna
• culmen
• colonnette ← colonne ← colomne ← columne ← columna
• columnella ← columella ← columna
• culminal
• culminicorn

Etymograph / Latin culmen