Where does “oste” come from?

oste (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin hostem, from Proto-Italic hostis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.

oste (Old Portuguese): host, army

Definitions

  1. host, army

Ancestry of “oste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhostemaccusative singular of hostis
2Proto-Italichostisstranger, guest
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
4Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “oste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Italic hostis →
oste — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer