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
Ancestry of “costas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | costas | back |
| 2 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
Words derived from “costas”