Where does “queue” come from?

queue (Anglo-Norman) comes from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

queue (Anglo-Norman): Alternative form of cue

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of cue

Ancestry of “queue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincodatail
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “queue”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →