Where does “coûter” come from?

coûter (French) comes from Middle French couster, from Old French coster, from Latin constō, from Proto-Italic komstaēō — literally to stand together.

coûter (French): to cost

Definitions

  1. to cost

Ancestry of “coûter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcousterto cost
2Old Frenchcosterto cost
3Latinconstōto stand together
4Proto-Italickomstaēōliterally to stand together

Words derived from “coûter”

Every word from Proto-Italic komstaēō →Every word from Latin constō →Every word from Old French coster →