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Where does “culer” come from?

culer (French) comes 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.

culer (French): to go astern, to back up

Definitions

  1. to go astern, to back up

Ancestry of “culer”, step by step

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

Words derived from “culer”

  • culbuter
  • culbuteur
  • culbute
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