Where does “cue” come from?
Cue derives from Middle French queue (tail), from Latin cauda (tail), from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂u-d-eh₂.
cue (English): An action or event that is a signal for somebody...
Definitions
- An action or event that is a signal for somebody...
Ancestry of “cue”, step by step
cue traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English queue
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | queue | An animal's tail; A line of people, vehicles or... |
| 2 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 3 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 4 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 6 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |