myEtymology.com: Spanish etymology of cuesta

Etymology of the Spanish word cuesta

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)

English cuesta, French cuesta

Dutch kust, English coast, French côte, German Küste, Italian costa, Norwegian kyst, Provençal costa, Spanish costa, Swedish kust