Where does “cosa” come from?

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

cosa (Old French): Alternative form of chose

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chose

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