Etymology

inhospitable

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Today it means: Not inclined to hospitality; unfriendly. Full definition →

Middle French inhospitable ← Medieval Latin inhospitābilis
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  1. Medieval Latin · derived frominhospitābilis
  2. Middle French · borrowed frominhospitable
  3. English todayinhospitable

From Middle French inhospitable, from Medieval Latin inhospitābilis. By surface analysis, in- + hospitable.

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