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Where does “intercoastal” come from?

intercoastal (English) comes 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-.

intercoastal (English): From one coast to another

Definitions

  1. From one coast to another

Ancestry of “intercoastal”, step by step

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