Where does “coteau” come from?

coteau (English) comes from French coteau, from Middle French couteau, from Old French costel, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

coteau (English): A hilly upland including the divide between two...

Definitions

  1. A hilly upland including the divide between two...

Ancestry of “coteau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoteauhillside
2Middle Frenchcouteau—
3Old Frenchcostel—
4Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
5Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old French costel →