Where does “recuo” come from?

recuo (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese recuar, from Galician cu, from Old Portuguese cuu, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

recuo (Portuguese): backward movement; retreat; hesitation

Definitions

  1. backward movement; retreat; hesitation

Ancestry of “recuo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueserecuarto recede, retreat; to indent; to recoil, flinch
2Galiciancuass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...
3Old Portuguesecuu—
4Latincūlusthe arse, ass
5Proto-Celtickūloscorner
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kūlos →