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

Definitions

  1. coast; rib

Ancestry of “côte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcostéside
2Latincostātusribbed
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “côte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Latin costātus →
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