why are host and hostile lookalike while they are of different meanings? [closed]
My friend just asked me this today.
What should I tell him?
Are these words somehow related or were they related in the past and not anymore now?
Solution 1:
English is a mishmash of different languages, meaning a lot of words may look the same but aren't from the same source language. Hostile comes from the Latin word "hostis" meaning enemy. "Host" comes from the French word "hoste"