Where does “ospit” come from?
ospit (Molise Croatian) comes from Italian ospite, from Latin hospitem, 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 — to drink.
Ancestry of “ospit”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | ospite | hosting; visiting; host, hostess |
| 2 | Latin | hospitem | accusative singular of hospes |
| 3 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |