Where does “queuing” come from?
Queuing derives from English queue, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue meaning tail, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂u-d-eh₂.
queuing (English): present participle of queue; The act of placing...
Definitions
- present participle of queue; The act of placing...
Ancestry of “queuing”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
Words derived from “queuing”