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Etymology of the French word hostage

the Old French word hostage
derived from the Old French word hoste
derived from the Late Latin word hospes (host; guest, visitor; of relation between host and guest; that hosts; that guests)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghos-ti-
derived from the Latin word hostis (enemy; stranger, foreigner)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghos-ti-
derived from the Late Latin word obsidiatus
derived from the Classical Latin word sedere (sit, remain; settle)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *sed-

Derivations in other languages

English hostage

Usage

Word found in Old French



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