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Where does “hostos” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hostos”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰós-toshand
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “hostos”

  • hostus
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