Where does “sans-culottide” come from?
sans-culottide (English) comes from French sans-culottide, from French sans-culotte, from French culotté, from French culot, from French cul, from Middle French cul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus — to cover, bedeck; cover.
sans-culottide (English): Any of the five extra days added at the end of...
Definitions
- Any of the five extra days added at the end of...
Ancestry of “sans-culottide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | sans-culottide | sans-culottide any of the five or six days added at the end of Fructidor |
| 2 | French | sans-culotte | sans-culotte, peasant |
| 3 | French | culotté | past participle of culotter; seasoned; faded,... |
| 4 | French | culot | base, bottom; residue, slag; cheek, nerve |
| 5 | French | cul | butt, bum, ass, arse; anus; arsehole; asshole;... |
| 6 | Middle French | cul | arse; ass; anus |
| 7 | Old French | cul | bottom; the buttock |
| 8 | Latin | cūlus | the arse, ass |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | corner |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |