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Where does “bicoastally” come from?

bicoastally (English) comes from English bicoastal, from English coastal, from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

bicoastally (English): In a bicoastal way; often specifically with...

Definitions

  1. In a bicoastal way; often specifically with...

Ancestry of “bicoastally”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbicoastalOf, pertaining to, or concentrated on two coasts,...
2EnglishcoastalRelating to the coast; on or near the coast, as...
3EnglishcoastThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean,...
4Middle Englishcoste—
5Old Frenchcostéside
6Latincostātus—
7Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
8Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →