Where does “tricoastal” come from?
tricoastal (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-.
tricoastal (English): Of or pertaining to three coasts
Definitions
- Of or pertaining to three coasts
Ancestry of “tricoastal”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | coastal | Relating to the coast; on or near the coast, as... |
| 2 | English | coast | The edge of the land where it meets an ocean,... |
| 3 | Middle English | coste | — |
| 4 | Old French | costé | side |
| 5 | Latin | costātus | — |
| 6 | Latin | costa | a rib; a side, a wall |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kost- | — |