Cognate Set 8036 – Meaning: house

IE-CoR reference form:
*gʰosti-poti-
IE-CoR reference language:
Proto-Indo-European
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Continuing Latin hospitalis, -e 'hospitable' in a nominalised sense of 'accommodation; house' (von Wartburg 1922–2002 4:493-498). Latin hospitalis is further a derived adjective from Latin hospes, itis 'guest, visitor; host, entertainer', probably an old compound containing the roots of hostis 'foreigner; enemy' < PIE *gʰosti- and potis, -e 'having power' < PIE *poti- 'master, in control of' (cf. de Vaan 2008:291, Untermann 2000:336, Ernout & Meillet 1985:300-301).
Found in clades:
Italic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 1 lexeme.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
139   Franco-Provençal outö uˈtɒː uˈtɔː
References
  • Untermann, Jürgen: 335-336
    Cf. s.v. P. hospus 'Fremder', probably *gʰosti-pot-s with syncope of the second syllable and weakening of the vowel o > u, closely comparable to Lat. hospes 'Gastgeber, Gast'.
  • de Vaan, Michiel: 291
    S.v. Lat. hospes, -itis 'guest, visitor; host, entertainer', from Proto-Italic *χosti-pot- (cf. Paelig. hospus 'stranger'); IE cognates in OCS gospodь, Ru. gospód' 'the Lord, god' < *gʰost(i)-pot-, a compound of hostis and potis.
  • von Wartburg, Walther: 4:493-498
    Cf. s.v. Lat. hospitalis 'gastfreundlich' > 1. Unterkunft.