Reconstruction:Proto-Italic/hostis

This Proto-Italic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Italic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (“stranger”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhos.tis/

Noun

*hostis m

1. stranger, guest

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hostis (i-stem)
case	singular	plural
nominative	*hostis	*hostēs
vocative	*hostis	*hostēs
accusative	*hostim	*hostins
genitive	*hosteis	*hostjom
dative	*hostei	*hostiβos
ablative	*hostīd	*hostiβos
locative	*hostei	*hostiβos

Descendants

• Latin: hostis, ostis (Late Latin, Medieval Latin); fostis (rare); ost (Medieval Latin, rare)
  • Aromanian: oasti
  • Asturian: güeste
  • Catalan: host
  • Old French: ost, host
  • → English: host
  • → French: ost (revival of the Old French word)
  • → Norman: hôt (Pays de Bray)
  • → Picard: hôt
  • Galician: hoste
  • → Irish: óstach
  • Italian: oste
  • Occitan: òst
  • Portuguese: hoste
  • Romanian: oaste
  • Spanish: hueste