Where does “cuesta” come from?

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

cuesta (English): A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side,...

Definitions

  1. A hill or ridge with a gentle slope on one side,...

Ancestry of “cuesta”, step by step

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