N. host n. “gross (144)” (Category: Large Cardinal Number)
A word for a “gross (144)” in The Etymologies of the 1930s under the root ᴹ√KHOTH “gather” (Ety/KHOTH).
Conceptual Development: The Gnomish Lexicon of the 1910s had G. beleth(os) “a gross, 144; a great number” based on G. beleg “mighty, great” (GL/22).
Reference ✧ Ety/KHOTH ✧ “gross (144)”
Derivations
Phonetic Developments
| ᴹ√KHOTH > host | [kʰotʰta] > [kʰosta] > [xosta] > [xost] > [host] | ✧ Ety/KHOTH |
G. beleth(os) n. “144, a gross; a great number” (Category: Large Cardinal Number)
Reference ✧ GL/22 ✧ “144, a gross; a great number”
Related
Elements
| beleg | “mighty, great” | ✧ GL/22 |
| #-os¹ | “abstract noun” | ✧ GL/22 (#-os) |