Where does “queue” come from?
queue (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman queue, from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.
Ancestry of “queue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | queue | Alternative form of cue |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | coda | tail |
| 3 | Latin | cauda | A tail |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | kaudā | tail |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | keh₂udeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “queue”