Where does “côte” come from?

côte (French) comes from Middle French coste, from Old French coste, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

côte (French): rib; hill, slope; coast

Definitions

  1. rib; hill, slope; coast

Ancestry of “côte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchcosteside; coast
2Old Frenchcosteside; coast; rib
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “côte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old French coste →
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