Where does “costa” come from?

Costa derives from Latin costa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kost-, with the original sense referring to a rib or side of the body.

costa (English): A rib; A riblike part of a plant or animal, such...

Definitions

  1. A rib; A riblike part of a plant or animal, such...

Ancestry of “costa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “costa

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost-
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