Where does “culo” come from?

culo (Spanish) comes 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.

culo (Spanish): ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...

Definitions

  1. ass, arse, booty, rear, behind, butt, buttocks;...

Ancestry of “culo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Spanishculoarse
2Latincūlusthe arse, ass
3Proto-Celtickūloscorner
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱuH-ló-
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “culo

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-
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