Where does “sans-culotte” come from?
sans-culotte (English) comes from French sans-culotte, from French culotté, from French culot, from French cul, from Middle French cul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos — to cover, bedeck; cover.
sans-culotte (English): A plebeian Parisian, especially a lower-class...
Definitions
- A plebeian Parisian, especially a lower-class...
Ancestry of “sans-culotte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | sans-culotte | sans-culotte, peasant |
| 2 | French | culotté | past participle of culotter; seasoned; faded,... |
| 3 | French | culot | base, bottom; residue, slag; cheek, nerve |
| 4 | French | cul | butt, bum, ass, arse; anus; arsehole; asshole;... |
| 5 | Middle French | cul | arse; ass; anus |
| 6 | Old French | cul | bottom; the buttock |
| 7 | Latin | cūlus | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |