Where does “code” come from?

code (Friulian) comes from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

code (Friulian): tail; queue, line

Definitions

  1. tail; queue, line

Ancestry of “code”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincodatail
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →