Where does “costa” come from?

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

costa (Portuguese): coast

Definitions

  1. coast

Ancestry of “costa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecosta—
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old Portuguese costa →