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Where does “hostia” come from?

hostia (Spanish) comes from Latin hostia, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰostiyo-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰes- — hand; take, give in exchange.

hostia (Spanish): communion, communion wafer, wafer, host; punch,...

Definitions

  1. communion, communion wafer, wafer, host; punch,...

Ancestry of “hostia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhostiasacrifice, offering; victim, sacrificial animal
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰostiyo-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange

Words derived from “hostia”

  • ostiya
  • hostiya
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