Where does “bacul” come from?

bacul (Old 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.

Ancestry of “bacul”, step by step

bacul traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French cul

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

via Old French battre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbattre—
2Latinbattuōto beat, hit, pound, beat up, strike

Words derived from “bacul”

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