Where does “costas” come from?

costas (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

costas (Old Portuguese): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “costas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “costas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →