Where does “côté” come from?

côté (French) comes from Middle French costé, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

côté (French): side; edge; as for, in terms of

Definitions

  1. side; edge; as for, in terms of

Ancestry of “côté”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcostéside
2Old Frenchcostéside
3Latincostātusribbed
4Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
5Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Latin costātus →