Where does “oștenesc” come from?

oștenesc (Romanian) comes from Romanian oștean, 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.

oștenesc (Romanian): military

Definitions

  1. military

Ancestry of “oștenesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoșteansoldier
2Romanianoastearmy, host
3Latinhostemaccusative singular of hostis
4Proto-Italichostisstranger, guest
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰóstisstranger, host
6Proto-Indo-European-tisDerives abstract/action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis →Every word from Proto-Italic hostis →