Where does “cūlus” come from?

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

cūlus (Latin): the arse, ass

Definitions

  1. the arse, ass

Ancestry of “cūlus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickūloscorner
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cūlus

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos
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