Where does “ost” come from?
ost (Old Catalan) comes from Latin hostis, from Proto-Italic hostis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
Ancestry of “ost”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | hostis | an enemy of the state, a hostile, a stranger; the... |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | hostis | stranger, guest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰóstis | stranger, host |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |