Etymology

costate

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Today it means: Having ribs, or the appearance of ribs. Full definition →

Latin costātus
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costate · adjective1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromcostātus
  2. English todaycostate

Borrowed from Latin costātus, from costa (“rib”) + -ātus, see -ate (adjective-forming suffix).

costate · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*stéh₂-tu-s ~ *sth₂-téw-s
  10. Proto-Italic*status
  11. Latinstatu
  12. Old Frenchestat
  13. Middle Englishstat
  14. Englishstate
  15. English todaycostate

From co- + state.

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