Etymology of the Latin word hostis
the Latin word
hostis (enemy; stranger, foreigner)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghos-ti-Derivations in Latin
hostilis,
hosticusDerivations in other languages
Albanian
ushtri, French
hoste, French
ost, Italian
oste, Portuguese
hostaria, Portuguese
hoste, Spanish
hoste, Spanish
hueste