Where does “colà” come from?

colà (Catalan) comes from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

colà (Catalan): glue

Definitions

  1. glue

Ancestry of “colà”, step by step

colà traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English COLA

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Vulgar Latin colla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincollanominative plural of collum; accusative plural of...
2LatincucullaAlternative form of cucullus
3Latincucullusa covering for the head, hood, cowl; a conical...
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankuH-l-—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “colà”

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