ostie etymology

French word ostie comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰes-, and later Latin hostia (Sacrifice, offering. Victim.)

Detailed word origin of ostie

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ǵʰes- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ǵʰostiyo- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
hostia Latin (lat) Sacrifice, offering. Victim.
hostie French (fra) (Quebec). The host used in church.
ostie French (fra) (Quebec, vulgar) An expletive and intensifier for all purposes.

Words with the same origin as ostie

Descendants of *ǵʰes-
chilogone chirurgien gare hostie jarret kilo kilomètre kilométrage kilooctet kiloélectronvolt ko mile mille milliard milliardaire millier million millième millépore millésime