Where does “cola” come from?

cola (Spanish) comes from Vulgar Latin coda, from Latin cauda, from Proto-Italic kaudā, from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂.

cola (Spanish): tail

Definitions

  1. tail

Ancestry of “cola”, step by step

cola traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Vulgar Latin coda

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

via Ancient Greek κόλλα

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκόλλαglue; flour paste
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱol-thorn, thorny plant
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “cola”

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