French hôte

← Middle French hoste (inherited)

← Old French oste (inherited)

← Old French ost (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstis (mention)

← Proto-Indo-European *pótis (mention)

← Proto-Italic *hostipotis (inherited)

← Latin hospitem (inherited)

← Latin hospes (mention)

← Latin hostis (mention)

← Latin potis (mention)

← Latin *gʰostipotis (mention)

→ English host (mention)

→ Catalan hoste (cognate)

→ French hôtesse (suffix)

→ French otage (affix)