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Where does “hostilizar” come from?

hostilizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish hostil, 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.

hostilizar (Spanish): to pester, to harass

Definitions

  1. to pester, to harass

Ancestry of “hostilizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhostilhostile
2Latinhostīlis—
3Latin-ilis-ile
4Proto-Italic-elis—
5Proto-Indo-European-elis—
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →