Etymology of the French word cul
the French word
culderived from the Latin word
culus (buttocks; posterior; anus)
Date
The earliest known usage of cul in French dates from the 12th century.
Derivations in French
culeron,
culée,
culer,
culier,
reculer,
culet,
culottes,
culotte,
culasse,
casse-cul,
culbuter,
gratte-cul,
lèche-cul,
peigne-cul,
pince-cul,
plat-cul,
pose-cul,
sous-cul,
écorche-cul,
lève-cul,
tire-au-cul,
torche-cul,
enculer,
culot,
tapecul,
éculer,
bacul,
literallyDerivations in other languages
Romanian
chiulCognates
Italian
culo, Provençal
cul, Spanish
culoUsage
Word found in Old French, Obsolete French
