Where does “cuanegre” come from?

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

cuanegre (Catalan): black-tailed

Definitions

  1. black-tailed

Ancestry of “cuanegre”, step by step

cuanegre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan cua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalancuatail; queue; ponytail
2Latincōda—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Catalan negre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalannegreblack; black person
2Old Catalannegre—
3LatinNigerA Roman agnomen, or "nickname"
4Proto-Indo-Europeannegʷ-bare, naked
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →