Roots/*kelH-kelH-“to be prominent, hill”Widely acceptedgeographyelevationSource of Latin collis, excel, English hill, column, culminateRoot for height/prominence, yielding Latin collis (hill) and English hill, column, culminate, excel.Related Rootsbʰerǵ-₂“high, lofty, elevated”bʰerǵ-mn̥“high place, mountain”bʰerǵʰ-mn̥-“height, elevated place”bʰerǵʰ-tó-“raised up, elevated, proud”delbʰ-“to dig, delve, hollow”h₂eḱ-r-“sharp point, summit”h₂eḱ-r-₂“field, open land”h₂eḱ-ro-₂“at the top, extreme”related entrySee also: kelH- origin