Where does “queue” come from?
Queue comes from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda meaning tail, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European keh₂w-.
queue (English): An animal's tail; A line of people, vehicles or...
Definitions
- An animal's tail; A line of people, vehicles or...
Ancestry of “queue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 2 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 3 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 5 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “queue”