Where does “leccaculo” come from?

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

leccaculo (Italian): ass-licker, arse-licker, brown-noser; lackey;...

Definitions

  1. ass-licker, arse-licker, brown-noser; lackey;...

Ancestry of “leccaculo”, step by step

leccaculo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian culo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianculoass, bottom, buttocks, butt
2Latincūlusthe arse, ass
3Proto-Celtickūloscorner
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Italian leccare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianleccareTo lick
2Vulgar Latin*liccāre—
3Proto-West Germaniclikkōnto lick
4Proto-GermaniclekanąTo leak; seep; drip
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleg-to leak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →