Where does “albergo” come from?

albergo (English) comes from Italian albergo, from Medieval Latin alberga, from Proto-Germanic *harjabergu.

albergo (English): An Italian inn

Definitions

  1. An Italian inn

Ancestry of “albergo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianalbergohotel, inn; first-person singular present...
2Medieval Latinalbergaencampment, barracks
3Proto-Germanic*harjabergu—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *harjabergu →Every word from Medieval Latin alberga →Every word from Italian albergo →