Where does “couillette” come from?
couillette (Middle French) comes from Middle French couille, from Old French coille, from Vulgar Latin *coleum, from Latin cōleus, from Ancient Greek κολεός, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.
couillette (Middle French): 1552, Rabelais
Ancestry of “couillette”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | couille | nut, ball, bollock |
| 2 | Old French | coille | ball, testicle |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | *coleum | — |
| 4 | Latin | cōleus | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κολεός | a sword-sheath, a scabbard; a cinerary urn; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
Words derived from “couillette”