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Where does “ospitare” come from?

ospitare (Italian) comes from Late Latin hospitare, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

ospitare (Italian): to put up or accommodate someone; to shelter; to...

Definitions

  1. to put up or accommodate someone; to shelter; to...

Ancestry of “ospitare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinhospitaresecond-person singular present active indicative...
2Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
3Proto-Italichostipotishost
4Proto-Italicχostipotis—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
7Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “ospitare”

  • ospitabile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →