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Where does “culbuter” come from?

culbuter (French) comes 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.

culbuter (French): to take a tumble, fall over ; to overturn; to...

Definitions

  1. to take a tumble, fall over ; to overturn; to...

Ancestry of “culbuter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchculerto go astern, to back up
2Catalanculbottom, behind, butt; anus; the bottom, rear
3Latincūlus—
4Proto-Celtickūlos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “culbuter”

  • culbuteur
  • culbute
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