Where does “codetta” come from?

codetta (English) comes from Italian codetta, from Italian coda, from Latin cōda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

codetta (English): A brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue

Definitions

  1. A brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue

Ancestry of “codetta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancodettacodetta
2Italiancodatail; queue; line; coda
3Latincōda
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂Every word from Proto-Italic kaudāEvery word from Latin cauda
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