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Where does “hospitalization” come from?

Hospitalization derives from English hospital combined with the English suffix -ize, from Latin hospitalis meaning "of a guest," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰóstis meaning "guest" or "host."

hospitalization (English): The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of...

Definitions

  1. The hospitalizing of a patient, the condition of...

Ancestry of “hospitalization”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhospitalizeTo send to hospital; to admit to hospital; To...
2English-ationAn action or process; The result of an action or...
3Middle English-aciounForms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing,...
4Old French-ation-ation
5Latin-ātiō—
6Latin-tiō—
7Latindissertātiō—
8Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
9Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
10Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
11Latincalceusshoe
12Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
13Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble

Words derived from “hospitalization”

  • rehospitalization
  • posthospitalization
  • prehospitalization
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