bascule

The story

1. Latin · derived frombattuō“beat”
2. Old French · derived frombattre
3. Old French · derived frombacul
4. French · derived frombacule
5. French · borrowed frombascule
6. English todaybascule

From French bascule, from earlier French bacule, from Old French bacul, from Old French battre + cul, from Latin battuō (“beat”) + cul (“bottom”).

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