Hosp/Host comes from the Latin word hospes and its stem hospit- meaning both “host” and “guest” Many words based on it came to English through French, which often dropped the –pi–, leaving host-. Hospitality is what a good host or hostess offers to a guest.
Hostage
Hostage
Hostage (n) A person given or held to ensure that an agreement, demand, or treaty is kept or fulfilled.
Hospice
Hospice
(n.) A place or program to help care for the terminally ill Hospice (n.) A place or program to help care for the terminally ill
Hostel
Hostel
Hostel (n.) An inexpensive, supervised place for young travelers to stay overnight.
Inhospitable
Inhospitable
Inhospitable (adj.) (1) Not welcoming or generous; unfriendly (2) Providing no shelter or food (such as a desert)
comes from the Latin word amare, “to love.” Am/Im comes from the Latin word amare, “to love.” Amiable means “friendly or good-natured,” and amigo is Spanish for “friend.”
Amicable
Amicable
(adj.) friendly, peaceful Amicable (adj.) friendly, peaceful
Enamored
Enamored
(adj.) Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love. Enamored (adj.) Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love.
Inimical
Inimical
(adj.) Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful Inimical (adj.) Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful
Paramour
Paramour
(n.) A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom Paramour (n.) A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom
Hostage (n) A person given or held to ensure that an agreement, demand, or treaty is kept or fulfilled.
(n.) A place or program to help care for the terminally ill Hospice (n.) A place or program to help care for the terminally ill
Hostel (n.) An inexpensive, supervised place for young travelers to stay overnight.
Inhospitable (adj.) (1) Not welcoming or generous; unfriendly (2) Providing no shelter or food (such as a desert)
(adj.) friendly, peaceful Amicable (adj.) friendly, peaceful
(adj.) Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love. Enamored (adj.) Charmed or fascinated; inflamed with love.
(adj.) Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful Inimical (adj.) Hostile, unfriendly, or harmful
(n.) A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom Paramour (n.) A lover, often secret, not allowed by law or custom