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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

  1. present participle of queue; The act of placing...

Ancestry of “queuing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishqueueAn animal's tail; A line of people, vehicles or...
2Frenchqueuetail; queue, line; cue
3Middle Frenchqueu—
4Old Frenchcuetail
5Vulgar Latincodatail
6LatincaudaA tail
7Proto-Italickaudātail
8Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “queuing”

  • nonqueuing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →