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Where does “hospitem” come from?

hospitem (Latin) comes 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.

hospitem (Latin): accusative singular of hospes

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of hospes

Ancestry of “hospitem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
2Proto-Italichostipotishost
3Proto-Italicχostipotis—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
6Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “hospitem”

  • host
  • hostess
  • hosting
  • hostname
  • localhost
  • cohost
  • nonhost
  • hostessing
  • hoast
  • hoster
  • intrahost
  • hostship
  • hostmaster
  • interhost
  • hostable
  • hostless
  • rehost
  • cohostess
  • hostessy
  • hostess-ship
  • hostee
  • hostmask
  • co-host
  • osteria
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