Where does “costella” come from?
costella (Catalan) comes from Catalan ella, from Latin illa, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
costella (Catalan): rib bone; rib; wife
Ancestry of “costella”, step by step
costella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Catalan ella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | ella | she |
| 2 | Latin | illa | nominative feminine singular of ille; nominative... |
| 3 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 4 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Catalan costa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Catalan | costa | coast; slope; rib |
| 2 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |