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Where does “hostem” come from?

hostem (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic hostis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

hostem (Latin): accusative singular of hostis

Definitions

  1. accusative singular of hostis

Ancestry of “hostem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichostisstranger, guest
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
3Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “hostem”

  • hueste
  • hoste
  • host
  • hoste
  • estantiga
  • oaste
  • ostaș
  • oste
  • òst
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →