Where does “coastland” come from?
coastland (English) comes from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.
coastland (English): Coastal land
Ancestry of “coastland”, 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- | — |