Where does “hostus” come from?

hostus (Latin) comes from Proto-Italic hostos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰós-tos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

hostus (Latin): The yield of an olive tree

Definitions

  1. The yield of an olive tree

Ancestry of “hostus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italichostos—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰós-toshand
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰós-tos →Every word from Proto-Italic hostos →
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