Where does “rule of coss” come from?

rule of coss (English) comes from Italian Cosa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

rule of coss (English): algebra

Definitions

  1. algebra

Ancestry of “rule of coss”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ItalianCosawhat's-her-name
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →