Where does “coliblanco” come from?

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

coliblanco (Spanish): white-tailed

Definitions

  1. white-tailed

Ancestry of “coliblanco”, step by step

coliblanco traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cola

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

via Spanish blanco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishblancowhite; argent; target
2Proto-Germanicblankazbright, shining, white, gleaming, blinding
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbhleg-to shine, white; to shine, burn, scorch
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