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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedLatin · Latin antiquity · reciprocal host guest

hospes (hospit-)

guest, visitor, or the person receiving a guest

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / reconstructedProto-Indo-European · Proto-Indo-European prehistory · guest master compound

*ghos-pot-

guest-master; person embodying a reciprocal hospitality relationship

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SOUND CHANGE

Latin hospes (stem hospit-) is analyzed as a reduced reflex of the compound *ghos-pot-, with substantial phonetic reduction acknowledged by the sources.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

A “guest-master” encoded the reciprocal role in which the same person could be guest on one occasion and host on another.

CHRONOLOGY

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

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster · American Heritage Indo-European Roots

CONFIDENCE

probable — The host/guest reciprocity is well supported; Merriam-Webster notes that the degree of phonetic reduction has led some scholars to question the precise compound etymology.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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