Where does “coastal” come from?
Coastal derives from English coast, which comes from Latin costa meaning rib or side, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
coastal (English): Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as...
Definitions
- Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as...
Ancestry of “coastal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | coast | The edge of the land where it meets an ocean,... |
| 2 | Middle English | coste | — |
| 3 | Old French | costé | side |
| 4 | Latin | costātus | — |
| 5 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |
Words derived from “coastal”