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Where does “cauda” come from?

cauda (Portuguese) comes from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

cauda (Portuguese): tail; tail; tail end; consequences

Definitions

  1. tail; tail; tail end; consequences

Ancestry of “cauda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatincaudaA tail
2Proto-Italickaudātail
3Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →