Where does “localhost” come from?
Localhost comes from English local and host, which derives from Middle English oost, from Old French oste, from Latin locus meaning place, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis.
localhost (English): The computer being used locally, contrasted with...
Definitions
- The computer being used locally, contrasted with...
Ancestry of “localhost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | host | One which receives or entertains a guest,... |
| 2 | Middle English | host | — |
| 3 | Old English | hwōsta | cough; a cough |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwōstō | cough |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwōstô | cough |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwōsaną | to cough |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeh₂s- | to cough |