English
codetta
Codetta comes from Italian codetta, from coda ‘tail’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *kaudā.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaudā‘tail’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaudaas cōda‘tail’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcoda‘tail’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcodetta
- Englishtodaycodetta
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*kaudā‘tail’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEcaudaas cōda‘tail’
- Italianc. 1300–presentcoda‘tail’
- Italian, derivedc. 1300–presentcodetta
- Englishtodaycodetta
Linked words
through Latin cauda ‘tail’
queue, cue, cola, caudal, 7 more
through Italian coda ‘tail’
Today it means
noun A brief coda, or a brief segment between the themes of a fugue.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *kaudā / codetta