Where does “testacoda” come from?

testacoda (Italian) comes from Italian coda, from Latin cōda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

testacoda (Italian): 180 degrees spin

Definitions

  1. 180 degrees spin

Ancestry of “testacoda”, step by step

testacoda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian coda

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancodatail; queue; line; coda
2Latincōda—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Italian testa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantestahead
2LatinTestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile
3Latintestaa piece of burned clay, brick, tile; a piece of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →
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