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Where does “lèche-cul” come from?

lèche-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.

lèche-cul (French): ass-licker , arse-licker

Definitions

  1. ass-licker , arse-licker

Ancestry of “lèche-cul”, step by step

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