Where does “hostis” come from?
hostis (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic hostis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
hostis (Latin): an enemy of the state, a hostile, a stranger; the...
Definitions
- an enemy of the state, a hostile, a stranger; the...
Ancestry of “hostis”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | hostis | stranger, guest |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |
Words derived from “hostis”