Etymology

bicoastal

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or concentrated on two coasts, often specifically the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of North America. Full definition →

English coastal ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← Middle English coste
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Italic*dwi-
  4. Latinbi-
  5. Englishbi-
  6. Latincosta
  7. Old Frenchcoste
  8. Middle Englishcoste
  9. Englishcoast
  10. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  12. Englishcoastal
  13. English todaybicoastal

From bi- + coastal.

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