Where does “costard” come from?
costard (English) comes from Old French coste, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
costard (English): A large cooking apple; The tree on which large...
Definitions
- A large cooking apple; The tree on which large...
Ancestry of “costard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | coste | side; coast; rib |
| 2 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
Words derived from “costard”