Where does “accoast” come from?

accoast (English) comes from English accost, from Old French accoster, from Vulgar Latin accosto, from Latin ad, from Proto-Italic ad, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd — to, at.

accoast (English): To lie or sail along the coast or side ; to...

Definitions

  1. To lie or sail along the coast or side ; to...

Ancestry of “accoast”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaccostTo approach and speak to boldly or aggressively,...
2Old Frenchaccoster—
3Vulgar Latinaccostoto come alongside someone
4Latinadtoward, to; up to; near, by, close by, at, to
5Proto-Italicadtoward, to, on, up to, for
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂édto, at
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éd →Every word from Proto-Italic ad →Every word from Latin ad →