Where does “kolina” come from?
kolina (Finnish) comes from Finnish kolista, from Swedish kö, from French queue, from Middle French queu, from Old French cue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā.
kolina (Finnish): rattle, noise, clatter; lower in pitch than...
Definitions
- rattle, noise, clatter; lower in pitch than...
Ancestry of “kolina”, step by step
kolina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kolista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kolista | to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola |
| 2 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 3 | French | queue | tail; queue, line; cue |
| 4 | Middle French | queu | — |
| 5 | Old French | cue | tail |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 7 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
via French Eau de Cologne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Eau de Cologne | cologne a type of perfume consisting of 2–5% essential oils, 70–90% alcohol and water |
| 2 | Latin | Colonia Claudia Ara Agrippinensium | — |