Where does “costear” come from?

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

costear (Portuguese): to pay for; to finance

Definitions

  1. to pay for; to finance

Ancestry of “costear”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortugueseCostacoast shoreline
2Old Portuguesecosta—
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Old Portuguese costa →