Where does “culo” come from?

culo (Chavacano) comes from Spanish culo, from Old Spanish culo, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

culo (Chavacano): buttocks

Definitions

  1. buttocks

Ancestry of “culo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishculoass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...
2Old Spanishculoarse
3Latincūlusthe arse, ass
4Proto-Celtickūloscorner
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →