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hospes.

host; guest, visitor, stranger; soldier in billets; one who billets soldiers;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈhɔs.pɛs]Classical-Latin[ˈɔs.pes]

  1. host

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  2. guest, visitor

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  3. stranger, foreigner

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine

  4. unaware, inexperienced, untrained

    declension-3 · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes From Proto-Italic *hostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis, a compound of *gʰóstis (whence hostis) and *pótis (whence potis); etymologically equivalent to hostis + potis. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *gospodь.

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