Where does “Serpens Cauda” come from?

Serpens Cauda (English) comes from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

Serpens Cauda (English): The eastern half of the northern constellation Serpens, said to resemble a snake. It is said to represent the tail end of the snake

Definitions

  1. The eastern half of the northern constellation Serpens, said to resemble a snake. It is said to represent the tail end of the snake

Ancestry of “Serpens Cauda”, step by step

Serpens Cauda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cauda

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

via Latin serpēns

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinserpēnsA serpent, snake
2Latinserpōto creep, crawl, move slowly of an animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanserp-to creep, crawl
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →