Where does “caude” come from?

caude (Old French) comes from Medieval Latin caudatus, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

Ancestry of “caude”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latincaudatustailed, caudate; lengthened, extended, elongated
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 →