Where does “cosa” come from?

cosa (Italian) comes from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

cosa (Italian): thing, matter; what?; what!

Definitions

  1. thing, matter; what?; what!

Ancestry of “cosa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
2Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “cosa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →