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Where does “cousa” come from?

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

cousa (Old Portuguese): thing

Definitions

  1. thing

Ancestry of “cousa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
2Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “cousa”

  • coisar
  • coisa
  • couso
  • cousa
  • kos
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →