Where does “coa” come from?

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

coa (Portuguese): straining; filtering

Definitions

  1. straining; filtering

Ancestry of “coa”, step by step

coa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin cōda

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

via Portuguese coar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesecoarto strain, to filter; to distill
2Old Portuguesecoar—
3Latincōlāre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →