English
coda
Coda comes from Italian coda ‘tail’, and goes back to Proto-Italic *kaudā.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaudā‘tail’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcauda‘tail’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcoda‘tail’literally ‘tail’
- Englishearliest quotation 1902coda
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaudā‘tail’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcauda‘tail’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcoda‘tail’literally ‘tail’
- Englishearliest quotation 1902coda
Earliest quotation: 1902, 1898, The Perfect Wagnerite […]: “In classical music there are, as the analytical programs…”
The story
Borrowed from Italian coda (literally “tail”), from Latin cauda.
Linked words
through Latin cauda ‘tail’
Today it means
noun A passage that brings a movement or piece to a conclusion through prolongation.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kaudā / coda