Where does “ostie” come from?

ostie (French) comes from French hostie, from Latin hostia, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

ostie (French): An expletive and intensifier for all purposes

Definitions

  1. An expletive and intensifier for all purposes

Ancestry of “ostie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchhostieThe host used in church; Alternative form of...
2Latinhostiasacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo- →Every word from Latin hostia →