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Where does “cua” come from?

cua (Catalan) comes from Latin cōda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

cua (Catalan): tail; queue; ponytail

Definitions

  1. tail; queue; ponytail

Ancestry of “cua”, step by step

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

Words derived from “cua”

  • cuer
  • cuejar
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