Where does “seaboard” come from?
Seaboard comes from English sea-bord, a compound of sea and bord meaning the edge or border of the sea.
seaboard (English): The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a...
Definitions
- The area bordering the sea; a coastline; a...
Ancestry of “seaboard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | sea-bord | — |