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CANONICAL RELATIONSHIP RECORD

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A relationship—not a generated explanation. Both endpoints, every editorial field, every citation, and every dossier reuse are preserved below.

CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedAnglo-French · Anglo-French · hospitality role

oste / hoste

host or guest

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · reciprocal host guest

hospes (hospit-)

guest, visitor, or the person receiving a guest

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THE COMPLETE RELATIONSHIP

EVERY FIELD, NOT A FAIRY TALE

SOUND CHANGE

Anglo-French oste / hoste continues Latin hospes through Romance sound reduction and adaptation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Latin's reciprocal host-or-guest role remained available in the French and early English forms.

CHRONOLOGY

No separate chronology note is attached beyond the endpoint date ranges.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster · American Heritage editors

CONFIDENCE

established — no additional confidence note is attached.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

SOURCES ON THIS EDGE

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EDITORIAL REUSE

WHERE THIS CLAIM APPEARS

RELATION / 120host

oste / hoste → hospes (hospit-)

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