Where does “bascular” come from?
bascular (Catalan) comes from Italian bascula, from French bascule, from French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
bascular (Catalan): to swing, to sway
Definitions
- to swing, to sway
Ancestry of “bascular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | bascula | weighbridge; third-person singular present... |
| 2 | French | bascule | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 3 | French | bacule | — |
| 4 | Old French | bacul | — |
| 5 | Old French | cul | bottom; the buttock |
| 6 | Latin | cūlus | the arse, ass |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | corner |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |