host.
host (computer attached to a network)
Meaning & usage
host (computer attached to a network)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English hostbor. Polish host Borrowed from English host. Doublet of gość.
host, promotional model (person hired to greet customers and guests of a store, hotel, or institution, and advertise goods or provide assistance, giving the necessary information or pointing the way)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English hostbor. Polish host Borrowed from English host. Doublet of gość.
host (owner of a house, apartment, or guesthouse, as opposed to people renting premises from them)
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French ostebor. Middle English hoste English hostbor. Polish host Borrowed from English host. Doublet of gość.
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