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hostus.

The yield of an olive tree

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun
  1. The yield of an olive tree

    declension-2 · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *hostos, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰós-tos (“hand”), from *ǵʰes- (“hand”). Cognate with Sanskrit हस्त (hásta, “hand”), Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬯𐬙𐬀 (zasta, “hand”). Related to Latin hostia (“victim”).

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