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