host / hosp
guest, host, stranger
Latin · hospes, hospitis
Host and hosp words come from a Latin word meaning host, guest or stranger. They describe welcoming visitors, places that give shelter and care, and the hostile mood toward outsiders.
Memory trick
A host welcomes guests; hosp is the roof they share.
Words from this root
- host (host) — a person who welcomes guestsमेज़बान
- hostess (host + ess) — a woman who welcomes guestsमहिला मेज़बान
- cohost (co + host) — to host togetherसाथ मिलकर मेज़बानी करना
- hospital (hosp + ital) — a place of care for the sickअस्पताल
- hospitalize (hospital + ize) — to admit to a hospitalअस्पताल में भर्ती करना
- hospitality (hosp + itality) — friendly welcome to guestsआतिथ्य, मेहमाननवाज़ी
- inhospitality (in + hospitality) — an unwelcoming attitudeअनातिथ्य, रूखा बर्ताव
- hostel (host + el) — a low-cost lodging placeछात्रावास, सस्ता ठहराव
- hostelry (hostel + ry) — an old word for an innसराय
- hostile (host + ile) — unfriendly, like an enemyशत्रुतापूर्ण, विरोधी