Where does “costas” come from?
costas (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
costas (Old Portuguese): back
Ancestry of “costas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
Words derived from “costas”