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

Definitions

  1. hillside

Ancestry of “coteau”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coteau”

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