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-—

Words derived from “Costa”

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