Where does “hostis” come from?

hostis (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese hostil, from Latin hostīlis, from Latin -ilis, from Proto-Italic -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -elis, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

hostis (Portuguese): plural of hostil

Definitions

  1. plural of hostil

Ancestry of “hostis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesehostilhostile
2Latinhostīlishostile
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Latin -ilis →Every word from Latin hostīlis →