Where does “báscula” come from?
báscula (Spanish) comes from French bascule, from French bacule, from Old French bacul, 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.
báscula (Spanish): scale
Ancestry of “báscula”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | bascule | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | French | bacule | — |
| 3 | Old French | bacul | — |
| 4 | Old French | cul | bottom; the buttock |
| 5 | Latin | cūlus | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | kūlos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱuH-ló- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |