Where does “colicorto” come from?

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

colicorto (Spanish): short-tailed

Definitions

  1. short-tailed

Ancestry of “colicorto”, step by step

colicorto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish cola

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

via Spanish corto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcortoshort; dim-witted, slow; A glass of pure liquor
2Latincurtusshortened, short; mutilated, broken, incomplete
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
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