Where does “culbute” come from?
culbute (French) comes from French culbuter, from French culer, from Catalan cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
culbute (French): first-person singular present indicative of...
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Ancestry of “culbute”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | culbuter | to take a tumble, fall over ; to overturn; to... |
| 2 | French | culer | to go astern, to back up |
| 3 | Catalan | cul | bottom, behind, butt; anus; the bottom, rear |
| 4 | Latin | cūlus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |