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Where does “costa” come from?

costa (Catalan) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

costa (Catalan): coast; slope; rib

Definitions

  1. coast; slope; rib

Ancestry of “costa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “costa”

  • Contra Costa County
  • costeño
  • encostarse
  • costas
  • costa
  • acostar
  • recostar
  • acostar
  • Acosta
  • acostar
  • costella
  • కోస్టారీకా
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →