Where does “hostile” come from?
Hostile comes from Middle French hostile, from Latin hostilis, derived from Latin hostis, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis meaning guest or stranger.
hostile (English): Not friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing...
Definitions
- Not friendly, appropriate to an enemy; showing...
Ancestry of “hostile”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | hostile | — |
| 2 | Latin | hostīlis | — |
| 3 | Latin | -ilis | -ile |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -elis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -elis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “hostile”