Where does “à la queue leu leu” come from?

à la queue leu leu (French) comes from Old French leu, from Latin locus, from Old Latin stlocus, from Proto-Italic stlokos, from Proto-Indo-European stel- — to put, to place; to locate.

à la queue leu leu (French): in single file

Definitions

  1. in single file

Ancestry of “à la queue leu leu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchleuwolf; place
2Latinlocusplace, spot; a passage of literature; "in the...
3Old Latinstlocus—
4Proto-Italicstlokos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstel-to put, to place; to locate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European stel- →Every word from Proto-Italic stlokos →Every word from Old Latin stlocus →