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Where does “costerel” come from?

costerel (Old French) comes from Old French costeret, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

Ancestry of “costerel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcosteret—
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →