Where does “costas” come from?

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

costas (Portuguese): back; plural of costa

Definitions

  1. back; plural of costa

Ancestry of “costas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecostasback
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “costas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old Portuguese costas →