Where does “bascule” come from?

bascule (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

bascule (English): A counterbalanced structure having one end that...

Definitions

  1. A counterbalanced structure having one end that...

Ancestry of “bascule”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbasculefirst-person singular present indicative of...
2Frenchbacule—
3Old Frenchbacul—
4Old Frenchculbottom; the buttock
5Latincūlusthe arse, ass
6Proto-Celtickūloscorner
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “bascule”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →