Wordiyohospit
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From Latin hospes, hospitis (guest, host, stranger) and hospitālis (hospitable). Remarkably, the same root produced words for both guest and host — reflecting the reciprocal nature of hospitality. Modern English derivatives span lodging (hotel, hostel), care (hospital, hospice), and social dynamics (hospitable, hostile, hostage).
Associated Words
co-host
A joint host; to host together with another
guest
A person invited to visit or stay; a hotel customer; an invited performer
guests
People invited to visit or stay; to appear as a guest
hospitable
Welcoming and generous to guests; favorable and open
hospital
a medical facility for treating ill or injured people
hospitality
The friendly and generous reception and entertainment of guests
hospitalize
To admit someone to a hospital for treatment
host
A person who entertains guests or organizes an event; to act as host
hostage
A person held captive to force compliance; to hold someone as a hostage
hostage-taker
A person who takes and holds hostages
hostage-taking
The act of seizing people as hostages
hostel
An inexpensive lodging place with shared facilities, especially for young travellers
hostess
A woman who hosts guests or serves as a female attendant
hostile
Unfriendly and antagonistic; showing ill will or opposition
hostility
Unfriendly or aggressive feelings or behavior; armed conflict
hotel
a building providing paid lodging and services
inhospitality
Unfriendly or unwelcoming treatment of guests