Where does “costal” come from?

costal (Romanian) comes from French costal, from Latin costalis, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

costal (Romanian): costal

Definitions

  1. costal

Ancestry of “costal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchcostalcostal
2LatincostalisOf, pertaining to or resembling ribs
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost-Every word from Latin costaEvery word from Latin costalis