Masculine

hôte

Meaning

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

Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ot/
Etymology

In summary

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis Proto-Indo-European *pótis Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis Proto-Italic *hostipotis Latin hospes Old French oste Middle French hoste French hôte 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 *gʰóstipotis, a compound of *gʰóstis and *pótis. See also Old French ost.

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