Where does “porte-queue” come from?

porte-queue (French) comes 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.

porte-queue (French): trainbearer

Definitions

trainbearer

Ancestry of “porte-queue”, step by step

porte-queue traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French queue

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	queue	tail; queue, line; cue
2	Middle French	queu	—
3	Old French	cue	tail
4	Vulgar Latin	coda	tail
5	Latin	cauda	A tail
6	Proto-Italic	kaudā	tail
7	Proto-Indo-European	keh₂udeh₂	—

via French porté

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	porté	past participle of porter; fond of, fixated on...
2	Italian	porta	gate; door; port
3	Latin	porta	gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,...
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →