Etymology of the French word bacul
the French word
baculderived from the French word
battrederived from the Old French word
batrederived from the Latin word
battere (pound, beat, hit)
derived from the Latin word
battuere (pound, beat hit, strike)
using the Proto-Indo-European prefix
bhau- (to hit)
derived from the French word
culderived from the Latin word
culus (buttocks; posterior; anus)
Date
The earliest known usage of bacul in French dates from the 15th century.
