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Where does “inhospitable” come from?

Inhospitable comes from Middle French inhospitable, derived from Latin inhospitabilis, meaning not hospitable or unwelcoming.

inhospitable (English): Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly; Not...

Definitions

  1. Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly; Not...

Ancestry of “inhospitable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchinhospitable—
2Latininhospitabilis—

Words derived from “inhospitable”

  • inhospitably
  • inhospitableness
Every word from Latin inhospitabilis →