Where does “cousa” come from?

cousa (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese cousa, from Latin causa, from Old Latin caussa, from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂.

cousa (Portuguese): Alternative form of coisa

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of coisa

Ancestry of “cousa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesecousathing
2Latincausacause, reason; case, claim, contention; motive,...
3Old Latincaussacause, reason, purpose; case, claim; Archaic form...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankawd-teh₂—

Words derived from “cousa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kawd-teh₂ →Every word from Old Latin caussa →Every word from Latin causa →
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