Where does “côte” come from?
côte (Norman) comes from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
côte (Norman): coast; rib
Ancestry of “côte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | costé | side |
| 2 | Latin | costātus | — |
| 3 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
Words derived from “côte”