Etymology

codilla

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Today it means: The tow obtained from flax or hemp. Full definition →

Italian coda ← Latin cauda
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcauda“a tail”
  2. Italian · derived fromcoda
  3. English todaycodilla

Diminutive from Italian coda, from Latin cauda (“a tail”).

Words from the same roots

Italiancoda all →

coda

Latincauda all →

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