Where does “HORECA” come from?
HORECA (English) comes from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
HORECA (English): the hotel and catering industry
Definitions
- the hotel and catering industry
Ancestry of “HORECA”, step by step
HORECA traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via English hotel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hotel | A large town house or mansion; a grand private... |
| 2 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 3 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 4 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 5 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 6 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English restaurant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | restaurant | An eating establishment in which diners are... |
| 2 | French | restaurant | restaurant; present participle of restaurer |
| 3 | Latin | restaurans | restoring |
| 4 | Latin | restauro | I restore, rebuild, reestablish, renew |
| 5 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |