hôte

Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ot/
Etymology

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.

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