Where does “cumbucket” come from?
cumbucket (English) comes from English Cum, from Latin cum, from Old Latin com, from Proto-Italic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cumbucket (English): A low, vile person; a promiscuous person,...
Definitions
- A low, vile person; a promiscuous person,...
Ancestry of “cumbucket”, step by step
cumbucket traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Cum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cum | Semen |
| 2 | Latin | cum | with, along with; at; -fold |
| 3 | Old Latin | com | Alternative form of cum |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kom | with, along, at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via English bucket
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bucket | A container made of rigid material, often with a... |
| 2 | Middle English | boket | bucket |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | buket | tub, pail; bucket |
| 4 | Old French | buc | abdomen; object with a cavity; trunk, torso;... |
| 5 | Latin | buccus | he-goat |
| 6 | Frankish | bukk | male goat; buck, goat; buck, male goat |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *bukkaz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰuǵ- | buck, he-goat |
| 9 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVχc̣V | — |
| 10 | Proto-North Caucasian | bVc̣V | young he-goat |