Where does “gros-cul” come from?

gros-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.

gros-cul (French): a large lorry (UK) or truck (US)

Definitions

  1. a large lorry (UK) or truck (US)

Ancestry of “gros-cul”, step by step

gros-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 gros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgrosbig, thick, fat; coarse, rough; famous
2Old Frenchgrosbig; large
3Latingrossuscoarse, unrefined; young, green, immature; thick,...
4Old High Germangrōzbig, large, thick; great; large, thick, coarse
5Proto-West Germanicgraut
6Proto-Germanicgrautazcoarse, crude; big, large
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-