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Where does “hostil” come from?

hostil (Spanish) comes 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.

hostil (Spanish): hostile

Definitions

  1. hostile

Ancestry of “hostil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhostīlis—
2Latin-ilis-ile
3Proto-Italic-elis—
4Proto-Indo-European-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “hostil”

  • hostilmente
  • hostilizar
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