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 (of a person); to overturn (of vehicle)
Definitions
- to take a tumble, fall over (of a person); to overturn (of vehicle)
Ancestry of “culbuter”, step by step
culbuter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French culer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | culer | to go astern, to back up |
| 2 | Catalan | cul | bottom, behind, butt; anus; the bottom, rear |
| 3 | Latin | cūlus | the arse, ass |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | corner |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
via French buter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | buter | to stop dead; to prop up, buttress; to kill |