English
hostly
From host + -ly.
Formed from host + -ly
Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis ‘master of guests’
Proto-Italic *hostipotis
Latin hospes ‘a host’
Old French oste ‘innkeeper’
Middle English hoste
English host
Today it means
adj Pertaining to, or in a manner befitting, a host; welcoming or hospitable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hostly