Etymograph

English

costellate

Costellate comes from New Latin costella ‘small rib’, and goes back to costa.

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900costa1‘rib’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900costella1‘small rib’
  3. New Latinc. 1500–1900costellātus1
  4. Englishtodaycostellate1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English costellate

Lineage

  1. New Latinc. 1500–1900costaWiktionary, English costellate‘rib’
  2. New Latinc. 1500–1900costellaWiktionary, English costellate‘small rib’
  3. New Latinc. 1500–1900costellātusWiktionary, English costellate
  4. EnglishtodaycostellateWiktionary, English costellate

Linked words

through New Latin costa ‘rib’

coast, costa, cutlet, cuesta, 7 more

Today it means

adj Finely ribbed or costate.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “costellate”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / New Latin costa / costellate

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