Where does “koute” come from?

koute (Haitian Creole) comes from French coûter, from Middle French couster, from Old French coster, from Latin constō, from Proto-Italic komstaēō — literally to stand together.

koute (Haitian Creole): to cost; to listen

Definitions

  1. to cost; to listen

Ancestry of “koute”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcoûterto cost
2Middle Frenchcousterto cost
3Old Frenchcosterto cost
4Latinconstōto stand together
5Proto-Italickomstaēōliterally to stand together
Every word from Proto-Italic komstaēō →Every word from Latin constō →Every word from Old French coster →