Etymology

coda

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Today it means: A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation. Full definition →

Italian coda ← Latin cauda
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coda · noun1

  1. Latin · derived fromcauda
  2. Italian · borrowed fromcoda
  3. English todaycoda

Borrowed from Italian coda (literally “tail”), from Latin cauda. Doublet of queue and cola.

CODA · noun2

Acronym of child of deaf adults.

Words from the same roots

Italiancoda all →

codilla

Latincauda all →

queuecolacowardcaudatebicaudalcaudadcaudationcaudectomycaudo-codillatricaudal

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