Where does “acoster” come from?

acoster (Old French) comes from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

acoster (Old French): to land

Definitions

  1. to land

Ancestry of “acoster”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcostéside
2Latincostātusribbed
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Latin costātus →