Where does “costau” come from?

costau (Welsh) comes from Welsh cost, from English cost, from Middle English cost, from Middle English costen, from Old French couster, from Medieval Latin costo, from Latin consto, from Latin com- — a wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...

costau (Welsh): plural of cost

Definitions

  1. plural of cost

Ancestry of “costau”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshcostcost; expense
2EnglishcostTo incur a charge of; to require payment of a (specified) price
3Middle Englishcostmeans
4Middle Englishcostento cost
5Old FrenchcousterAlternative form of coster; to cost
6Medieval Latincosto
7Latinconstoto stand together; to stand still; to remain the...
8Latincom-allomorph of con-
9Latincon-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing...
10Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
11Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
12Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
14Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
15Middle Englishkyt
16Middle Dutchkittea wooden vessel made of hooped staves; wooden...
Every word from Middle Dutch kitte
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