Latin

costa

‘a side, a wall’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Latin costa.

12 English words in this record descend from Latin costa, most familiar first.

• cost ← coste ← coste
• coast ← costeien ← costoier ← costicāre
• costa
• costal ← costālis
• cuesta
• cutlet ← côtelette ← costelette ← coste ← coste
• coteau ← couteau ← costel
• costate ← costātus
• costellate ← costellātus ← costella
• cottise ← cotice ← côte
• kotlet ← côtelette ← costelette ← coste ← coste
• kotleta ← котле́та ← côtelette ← costelette ← coste

Etymograph / Latin costa