Where does “costas” come from?

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

costas (Spanish): plural of costa

Definitions

  1. plural of costa

Ancestry of “costas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishcostacoast, shore, coastline, shoreline; expense,...
2GalicianCosta{{m|gl|costa|gloss=slope}}, but also the name of...
3Old Portuguesecosta
4Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
5Proto-Indo-Europeankost-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost-Every word from Latin costaEvery word from Old Portuguese costa
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