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Where does “culo” come from?

culo (Italian) comes from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

culo (Italian): ass, bottom, buttocks, butt

Definitions

  1. ass, bottom, buttocks, butt

Ancestry of “culo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincūlus—
2Proto-Celtickūlos—
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “culo”

  • culaccino
  • culaccio
  • rinculare
  • paraculo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →