Etymology

costard

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Middle English costard ← Old French coste
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The story

  1. Old French · derived fromcoste“rib”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromcostard
  3. English todaycostard

From Middle English costard, perhaps from Old French coste (“rib”) + -ard, in reference to its ribbed appearance.

Words from the same roots

Old Frenchcoste all →

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