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Where does “costula” come from?

costula (Late Latin) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “costula”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “costula”

  • costola
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →