Where does “clune” come from?

clune (Italian) comes from Latin clunis, from Proto-Italic klounis, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis — buttocks, hip.

clune (Italian): buttock

Definitions

  1. buttock

Ancestry of “clune”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinclunisrump, buttocks
2Proto-Italicklounisbuttock
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlównisbuttocks, hip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlównis →Every word from Proto-Italic klounis →Every word from Latin clunis →