Where does “coca” come from?

coca (French) comes from English coca-cola, from English COLA, from Spanish cola, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

coca (French): Coke; cola; coca

Definitions

  1. Coke; cola; coca

Ancestry of “coca”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcoca-colaA particular cola soft drink (type of carbonated drink), produced by the Coca-Cola Company
2EnglishCOLAAcronym of cost of living adjustment
3Spanishcolatail
4Vulgar Latincodatail
5LatincaudaA tail
6Proto-Italickaudātail
7Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “coca”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →