Where does “upcoast” come from?

upcoast (English) comes from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

upcoast (English): Upstream in the direction of coastal currents

Definitions

  1. Upstream in the direction of coastal currents

Ancestry of “upcoast”, step by step

upcoast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoastThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean,...
2Middle Englishcoste—
3Old Frenchcostéside
4Latincostātusribbed
5Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
6Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

via English up

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishupAway from the surface of the Earth or other...
2Middle Englishupto a vertical axis
3Old Englishuppup; upstairs
4Proto-West Germanic*upp—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Latin costātus →