Where does “hostessy” come from?
hostessy (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.
hostessy (English): Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful,...
Definitions
- Characteristic of a hostess; cheerful, helpful,...
Ancestry of “hostessy”, step by step
hostessy 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 Y
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Y | A figure or mark in the shape of the letter Y; A... |
| 2 | English | yuri | A narrative or visual work featuring a romance or... |
| 3 | Japanese | 百合 | lily |
| 4 | Japanese | 連用形 | an inflectional category: the continuative or... |
| 5 | Japanese | 見る | to see, to watch, to observe, to look at... |
| 6 | Japanese | 夢 | a dream; a vision; leaving reality to the state... |
| 7 | Old Japanese | 夢 | a dream |
| 8 | Japanese | 目 | an order in biology: smaller than a class, bigger... |
| 9 | Middle Chinese | 目 | — |