Where does “couillette” come from?
couillette (French) comes from Middle French couillette, from Middle French couille, from Old French coille, from Vulgar Latin *coleum, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
couillette (French): little testicle; dispenser cap; mistake, error
Definitions
- little testicle; dispenser cap; mistake, error
Ancestry of “couillette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle French | couillette | 1552, Rabelais |
| 2 | Middle French | couille | nut, ball, bollock |
| 3 | Old French | coille | ball, testicle |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | *coleum | — |
| 5 | Latin | cōleus | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |