Where does “cur” come from?

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

cur (Romanian): asshole; first-person singular present...

Definitions

  1. asshole; first-person singular present...

Ancestry of “cur”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cur”

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