Where does “acostar” come from?
acostar (Spanish) comes from Spanish costa, from Galician Costa, from Old Portuguese costa, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
acostar (Spanish): to lay; to put to bed; to land, put in, berth
Definitions
- to lay; to put to bed; to land, put in, berth
Ancestry of “acostar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | costa | coast, shore, coastline, shoreline; expense,... |
| 2 | Galician | Costa | {{m|gl|costa|gloss=slope}}, but also the name of... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | costa | — |
| 4 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |