Etymology of the English word cuesta
the English word
cuestaderived from the Spanish word
cuestaderived from the Classical Latin word
costa (rib; rib; side, flank)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kost-derived from the Latin word
quaestus (gain, profit)
derived from the Classical Latin word
quaesitus (special, sought out, looked for)
derived from the Latin word
quaerere (to ask; search for, seek, strive for)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kwer- (to do)
Usage
Word found in Modern English
