Where does “intercoastally” come from?
intercoastally (English) comes from English intercoastal, 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-.
intercoastally (English): In an intercoastal manner
Definitions
- In an intercoastal manner
Ancestry of “intercoastally”, step by step
intercoastally traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English intercoastal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | intercoastal | From one coast to another |
| 2 | English | coastal | Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as... |
| 3 | English | coast | The edge of the land where it meets an ocean,... |
| 4 | Middle English | coste | — |
| 5 | Old French | costé | side |
| 6 | Latin | costātus | ribbed |
| 7 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |