hôte

Signification

1. guest (one who is received)
2. host (one who receives)
3. host (being that carries a parasite)

Genre

♂️ Masculin

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ot/

Étymologie

Inherited from Middle French hoste, from Old French oste, from Latin hospitem, from Proto-Italic *hostipotis, an old compound of hostis and the root of potis, possibly corresponding to a Proto-Indo-European root *gʰostipotis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also Old French ost.

Phrases

En retour , les vassaux devaient rendre certains services à leur hôte .

In return, the vassals had to render certain services to their host.