Where does “couillon” come from?

couillon (French) comes from Middle French couillon, from Old French coillon, from Latin cōleōnem, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

couillon (French): dickhead, bastard; coward; A Belgian card game...

Definitions

  1. dickhead, bastard; coward; A Belgian card game...

Ancestry of “couillon”, step by step

couillon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French couillon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcouillondickhead, bastard
2Old Frenchcoillontesticle
3Latincōleōnem—
4Latincōleussack (scrotum or testicles)
5Ancient Greekκολεόςa sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Italian coglione

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancoglionetesticle; sucker, fool
2Late Latincoleo—

Words derived from “couillon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Ancient Greek κολεός →Every word from Latin cōleus →