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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

  1. {{m|gl|costa|gloss=slope}}, but also the name of...

Ancestry of “Costa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecosta—
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →