Etymology of the English word coast
the English word
coastderived from the French word
costederived from the Classical Latin word
costa (rib; rib; side, flank)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kost-derived from the French word
coastderived from the Classical Latin word
costa (rib; rib; side, flank)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kost-Date
The earliest known usage of coast in English dates from the 13th century.
Derivations in English
coastal,
coaster,
coastland,
coastline,
coastward,
coastwise,
seacoast,
coasted,
coastingCognates
Dutch
kust, French
côte, German
Küste, Italian
costa, Norwegian
kyst, Provençal
costa, Spanish
cuesta, Spanish
costa, Swedish
kustUsage
Word found in Modern English
