Where does “COLA” come from?

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

COLA (English): Acronym of cost of living adjustment

Definitions

  1. Acronym of cost of living adjustment

Ancestry of “COLA”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcolatail
2Vulgar Latincodatail
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “COLA”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →
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