Where does “cul” come from?

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

cul (Middle French): arse; ass; anus

Definitions

  1. arse; ass; anus

Ancestry of “cul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchculbottom; the buttock
2Latincūlusthe arse, ass
3Proto-Celtickūloscorner
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cul

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-
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