Where does “fouette-cul” come from?

fouette-cul (French) comes from French cul, from Middle French cul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

fouette-cul (French): A person in charge of administering discipline by...

Definitions

  1. A person in charge of administering discipline by...

Ancestry of “fouette-cul”, step by step

fouette-cul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French cul

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchculbutt, bum, ass, arse; anus; arsehole; asshole;...
2Middle Frenchcularse; ass; anus
3Old Frenchculbottom; the buttock
4Latincūlusthe arse, ass
5Proto-Celtickūloscorner
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via French fouetter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchfouetterto beat with a whip; to hit and sting like a...
2Frenchfouetwhip; whisk; tip
3Old Frenchfoubeech
4Latinfāgusbeech tree
5Proto-Italicfāgos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂ǵosbeech

Words derived from “fouette-cul”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →