Etymology

coastal

coas·tal
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Today it means: Relating to the coast; on or near the coast; longshore. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? ← English coast ← Middle English coste
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The story

  1. Latincosta
  2. Old Frenchcoste
  3. Middle Englishcoste
  4. Englishcoast
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  7. English todaycoastal

From coast + -al. Piecewise doublet of costal.

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