Where does “oștean” come from?

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

oștean (Romanian): soldier

Definitions

  1. soldier

Ancestry of “oștean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoastearmy, host
2Latinhostemaccusative singular of hostis
3Proto-Italichostisstranger, guest
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
5Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “oștean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Italic hostis →