Where does “cue” come from?

cue (Old French) comes from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

cue (Old French): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “cue”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latincodatail
2LatincaudaA tail
3Proto-Italickaudātail
4Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

Words derived from “cue”

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