Where does “Costa” come from?
Costa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese costa, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
Ancestry of “Costa”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | costa | — |
| 2 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |