Where does “peigne-cul” come from?

peigne-cul (French) comes from French peigner, from Old French paigner, from Latin pectinō, from Latin pectināre, from Latin pecten, from Proto-Italic pekten, from Proto-Indo-European peḱten-s, from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- — to pluck; livestock; wealth.

peigne-cul (French): asshole, jerk

Definitions

  1. asshole, jerk

Ancestry of “peigne-cul”, step by step

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

via French peigner

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpeignerto comb
2Old Frenchpaigner—
3Latinpectinōto comb or card
4Latinpectināre—
5Latinpectencomb; pubic hair; scallop
6Proto-Italicpektencomb
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱten-s—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeḱ-to pluck; livestock; wealth

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peḱ- →