Where does “Costa” come from?
Costa (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese costa, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
Costa (Galician): {{m|gl|costa|gloss=slope}}, but also the name of...
Definitions
- {{m|gl|costa|gloss=slope}}, but also the name of...
Ancestry of “Costa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | costa | — |
| 2 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |