myEtymology.com: French etymology of cuesta

Etymology of the French word cuesta

the French word cuesta

derived from the Spanish word cuesta

derived 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)