The story
- Latin · derived fromcostus“an aromatic plant”
- English todayalecost
From ale + Latin costus (“an aromatic plant”). Compare costmary.
Words from the same roots
Latincostus all →
costus
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
alecost
Today it means: The plant costmary (Tanacetum balsamita), formerly much used for flavoring ale. Full definition →
Latin costus