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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.

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
4Latinconstō—
5Proto-Italickomstaēō—
Every word from Proto-Italic komstaēō →