Where does “إسبتارية” come from?
إسبتارية (Arabic) comes from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.
إسبتارية (Arabic): The knightly order of the Hospitallers (Knights of St. John or Knights of Rhodes), with whom the Arabs came into close contact at that time
Definitions
- The knightly order of the Hospitallers (Knights of St. John or Knights of Rhodes), with whom the Arabs came into close contact at that time
Ancestry of “إسبتارية”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 2 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |