coda

Where does the word "coda" come from? It comes from Italian coda, and was adopted directly into English (1770s).

Coda’s story begins in Italian: coda meant “a tail.” Literally tail, the concluding passage of a musical piece. It reached English by 1770s as coda. Italian 'tail', from Latin 'cauda'. Today, coda means a concluding section of a piece of music, or the final part of an event.

1. Stage 1 · Italian · 1700s coda "a tail", literally tail, the concluding passage of a musical piece.
2. Stage 2 · English · 1770s coda "a concluding section or event", Italian 'tail', from Latin 'cauda'.