Where does “hospo” come from?
hospo (English) comes from English hospitality, from Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité, from Latin hospitālitās, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
hospo (English): The hospitality industry
Definitions
- The hospitality industry
Ancestry of “hospo”, step by step
hospo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hospitality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hospitality | The act or service of welcoming, receiving,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hospitalite | The practice of hospitality; hosting or... |
| 3 | Old French | hospitalité | — |
| 4 | Latin | hospitālitās | The entertainment and hospitable reception of guests; hospitality |
| 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 O
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 2 | Middle English | O | — |
| 3 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 4 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 5 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 7 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 8 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |