Where does “hotel” come from?
Hotel comes from Latin hospitale, a noun formed from the adjective hospitalis meaning of a guest or host, derived from Latin gʰóstis meaning guest or stranger.
hotel (English): A large town house or mansion; a grand private...
Definitions
- A large town house or mansion; a grand private...
Ancestry of “hotel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 2 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 3 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 4 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 5 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |