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caudal

/kauˈdal/

noun, masculine/kauˈdal/plural: caudales

flow; volume; funds

Inherited from Old Spanish cabdal, from Latin capitālis. Doublet of capital. Cognate with English chattel, cattle and capital.

adjective/kauˈdal/

caudal (pertaining to the tail or posterior or hind part of a body)

Related: águila caudal, aleta caudal, caudalmente

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *keh₂w-der. Proto-Indo-European *keh₂udeh₂ Proto-Italic *kaudā Latin cauda Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin caudālisbor. Spanish caudal Borrowed from Latin caudālis.