Where does “kolista” come from?
kolista (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
kolista (Finnish): to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola
Definitions
- to clatter, rattle; Elative plural form of kola
Ancestry of “kolista”, step by step
kolista traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kö
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kö | queue; a line of waiting people or other objects;... |
| 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 Swedish lista
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | lista | a list; a register or roll of paper consisting of... |