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Where does “culata” come from?

culata (Spanish) comes from Lombard cul, from Latin cūlus, from Proto-Celtic kūlos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱuH-ló-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

culata (Spanish): butt; breech; cylinder head

Definitions

  1. butt; breech; cylinder head

Ancestry of “culata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lombardcul—
2Latincūlus—
3Proto-Celtickūlos—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “culata”

  • culatazo
  • kulating
  • kulata
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