Where does “cote” come from?
cote (French) comes from Middle French coste, from Old French coste, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
cote (French): rib; hill, slope; coast
Ancestry of “cote”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | coste | side; coast |
| 2 | Old French | coste | side; coast; rib |
| 3 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
Words derived from “cote”