Where does “caudate” come from?
Caudate comes from Medieval Latin caudatus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂u-d-eh₂, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w-.
caudate (English): Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the...
Definitions
- Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the...
Ancestry of “caudate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Medieval Latin | caudatus | tailed, caudate; lengthened, extended, elongated |
| 2 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “caudate”