Where does “hospital soap” come from?
hospital soap (English) comes from English hospital, from Middle English hospital, from Old French hospital, from Late Latin hospitale, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
hospital soap (English): A type of antiseptic soap designed for use in hospitals
Definitions
- A type of antiseptic soap designed for use in hospitals
Ancestry of “hospital soap”, step by step
hospital soap traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hospital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hospital | A large medical facility, usually in a building... |
| 2 | Middle English | hospital | A hostel or guesthouse; a place of accomodation... |
| 3 | Old French | hospital | hospital; hospitable; welcoming |
| 4 | Late Latin | hospitale | hospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,... |
| 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 soap
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | soap | A substance able to mix with both oil and water,... |
| 2 | Middle English | sope | Soap; a cleaning agent especially if liquid |
| 3 | Old English | sāpe | soap, salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saipā | soap |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saipǭ | soap |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | seyb- | to pour, leak, trickle; to pour out, trickle,... |