Where does “cuttle” come from?
Cuttle comes from Middle English cutil, Old English cudele, Latin cultellus, Latin culter, and Proto-Indo-European gewt- and gū-, originally denoting a cutting implement.
cuttle (English): Synonym of cuttlefish; A knife; A foul-mouthed...
Definitions
- Synonym of cuttlefish; A knife; A foul-mouthed...
Ancestry of “cuttle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | cutil | — |
| 2 | Old English | cudele | cuttlefish |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kudulǭ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuddô | bag; pod; sack; purse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gewt- | sack; pouch; pouch, sack |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “cuttle”