Where does “colapez” come from?

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

colapez (Spanish): isinglass

Definitions

  1. isinglass

Ancestry of “colapez”, step by step

colapez traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cola

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcolatail
2Vulgar Latincodatail
3LatincaudaA tail
4Proto-Italickaudātail
5Proto-Indo-Europeankeh₂udeh₂

via Spanish pez

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpezpitch, tar; fish; idiot, dimwit
2Old Spanishpezpitch, tar; fish
3Latinpixpitch, tar
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European keh₂udeh₂
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