Where does “hostessing” come from?
hostessing (English) comes from English hostess, from Middle English hostesse, from Middle French hostesse, from Old French ostesce, from Old French oste, from Latin hospitium, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.
hostessing (English): The work of a hostess
Definitions
- The work of a hostess
Ancestry of “hostessing”, step by step
hostessing traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hostess
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hostess | A female host; A female innkeeper; Stewardess: a... |
| 2 | Middle English | hostesse | hostess |
| 3 | Middle French | hostesse | hostess |
| 4 | Old French | ostesce | female innkeeper or keeper of a lodging |
| 5 | Old French | oste | innkeeper, landlord; host |
| 6 | Latin | hospitium | A hospitable reception, entertainment,... |
| 7 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |