Where does “acular” come from?
acular (Spanish) comes from Spanish culo, from Old Spanish culo, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
acular (Spanish): to back; to corner
Ancestry of “acular”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Spanish | culo | ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;... |
| 2 | Old Spanish | culo | — |
| 3 | Latin | cūlus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |