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Where does “hosteller” come from?

hosteller (English) comes from English hostel, from Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

hosteller (English): One who keeps a hostel or inn; A student in a...

Definitions

  1. One who keeps a hostel or inn; A student in a...

Ancestry of “hosteller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhostelA commercial overnight lodging place, with...
2Middle EnglishhostelA hostel or guesthouse; accomodation; Fun or...
3Old FrenchhostelAlternative form of ostel
4Latinhospitāle—
5Latinhospitālis—
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →