Where does “unqueue” come from?
unqueue (English) comes from English queue, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
Ancestry of “unqueue”, step by step
unqueue traces back through two 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 | — |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |