Acostar etymology

Spanish

Spanish word acostar comes from Proto-Indo-European *kost-, and later Latin costa ((anatomy) a rib. A side, a wall.)

Etymology of acostar

Detailed word origin of acostar

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*kost- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
costa Latin (lat) (anatomy) a rib. A side, a wall.
costa Spanish (es) Coast, shore. Expense, costs in certain expressions.
acostar Spanish (es) (nautical) to land, put in, berth. (transitive) to lay. (transitive) to put to bed.