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

  1. Tapering into a long, tail-like extension at the...

Ancestry of “caudate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaudatustailed, caudate; lengthened, extended, elongated
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “caudate”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →