Where does “sans-culotte” come from?
sans-culotte (French) comes from French culotté, from French culot, from French cul, from Middle French cul, from Old French cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
sans-culotte (French): sans-culotte, peasant
Definitions
- sans-culotte, peasant
Ancestry of “sans-culotte”, step by step
sans-culotte traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French culotté
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | culotté | past participle of culotter; seasoned; faded,... |
| 2 | French | culot | base, bottom; residue, slag; cheek, nerve |
| 3 | French | cul | butt, bum, ass, arse; anus; arsehole; asshole;... |
| 4 | Middle French | cul | arse; ass; anus |
| 5 | Old French | cul | bottom; the buttock |
| 6 | Latin | cūlus | the arse, ass |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | corner |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |