Where does “culet” come from?

culet (English) comes from Middle French culet, from Middle French et, from Old French et, from Latin et, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

culet (English): A component of armor, consisting of overlapping...

Definitions

  1. A component of armor, consisting of overlapping...

Ancestry of “culet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchculetcollet, beazle
2Middle Frenchetand
3Old Frenchetand
4Latinetand; plus; though, even if
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →