Where does “gratte-cul” come from?

gratte-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.

gratte-cul (French): rosehip

Definitions

  1. rosehip

Ancestry of “gratte-cul”, step by step

gratte-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 gratter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgratterto scrub; to scrape; to scratch
2Middle Frenchgratter—
3Old Frenchgratter—
4Frankishkrattōnto scratch, scrawl
5Proto-Germanickrattōnąto scratch, scrawl
6Proto-Indo-Europeangred-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanger-to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
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