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Where does “Questa” come from?

Questa (English) comes from Spanish cuesta, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “Questa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcuestaslope; cuesta
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →