Coast

Morpheme

Coast

Type

free base

Denotation

side, rib, flank, edge, shore, boundary

Etymology

Middle English coste; Old French coste; Latin costa

Evidence

coast, coastal, coastbound, coasted, coaster, coastguard, coasting, coastland, coastless, coastline, coasts, coastward, coastwide, coastwise, downcoast, midcoast, palaeocoast, seacoast, surfcoast, upcoast

Notes

coast and costa are doublets