The story
- Latin · derived fromculus“arse”
- Middle French · borrowed fromculet
- English todayculet
From Middle French culet, diminutive of cul (“bottom”), from Latin culus (“arse”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
culet
Today it means: A component of armor, consisting of overlapping plates designed to protect the buttocks. Full definition →
Middle French culet ← Latin culus