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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-NormanqueueAlternative form of cue
2Vulgar Latincodatail
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “queue”

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