Where does “coada-calului” come from?

coada-calului (Romanian) comes from Romanian coadă, from Latin cōda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

coada-calului (Romanian): horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Definitions

  1. horsetail (Equisetum arvense)

Ancestry of “coada-calului”, step by step

coada-calului traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian coadă

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancoadătail
2Latincōda—
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂—

via Romanian cal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniancalhorse; knight
2Late Latincaballushorse
3Latincaballushorse; nag; pack-horse, jade, hack
4Proto-Celtickaballoshorse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic kaudā →Every word from Latin cauda →
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