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Where does “unhospitable” come from?

unhospitable (English) comes from English hospitable, from Middle French hospitable, from Latin hospitāre.

unhospitable (English): Not hospitable

Definitions

  1. Not hospitable

Ancestry of “unhospitable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhospitablecordial and generous towards guests; receptive...
2Middle Frenchhospitable—
3Latinhospitāre—

Words derived from “unhospitable”

  • unhospitably
  • unhospitableness
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