Where does “bellcote” come from?

bellcote (English) comes from English cote, from French Côte, from Middle French costé, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “bellcote”, step by step

bellcote traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cote

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoteA cottage or hut; A small structure built to...
2FrenchCôte—
3Middle Frenchcostéside
4Old Frenchcostéside
5Latincostātusribbed
6Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
7Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

via English Bell

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBella telephone utility; a Baby Bell
2Middle Englishbelle—
3Old Englishbellebell
4Proto-West Germanicbellā—
5Proto-Germanicbellǭbell
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰel-to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰōl-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →