Where does “coleta” come from?

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

coleta (English): A pigtail, a symbol of the matador

Definitions

  1. A pigtail, a symbol of the matador

Ancestry of “coleta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcoletaponytail; coleta; exhaust pipe
2Spanishcolatail
3Vulgar Latincodatail
4LatincaudaA tail
5Proto-Italickaudātail
6Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂
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