Etymology

coteau

co·teau
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Today it means: A hilly upland including the divide between two valleys. Full definition →

French coteau ← Old French costel ← Latin costa
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromcosta“rib, side”
  2. Old French · derived fromcostel
  3. French · borrowed fromcoteau
  4. English todaycoteau

From French coteau, from Old French costel, from Latin costa (“rib, side”).

Words from the same roots

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