Where does “hostia” come from?

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

hostia (Latin): sacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal

Definitions

  1. sacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal

Ancestry of “hostia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “hostia

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