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Where does “costa” come from?
costa (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
Ancestry of “costa”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
costa
a rib; a side, a wall
2
Proto-Indo-European
kost-
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Words derived from “costa”
costa
costa
Costa
Costa
costa
costela
acostar
recostar
costeiro
costeiro
costas
recostar
costear
entrecosto
encostarse
contra costa
costeño
acostar
recostar
costas
costanero
acostamento
costera
costero
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