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Where does “costella” come from?

costella (Catalan) comes from Catalan ella, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

costella (Catalan): rib bone; rib; wife

Definitions

  1. rib bone; rib; wife

Ancestry of “costella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanellashe
2Latinillanominative feminine singular of ille; nominative...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnos—
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