Where does “hotelware” come from?
hotelware (English) comes from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
hotelware (English): Tableware designed for use in hotels and restaurants
Definitions
- Tableware designed for use in hotels and restaurants
Ancestry of “hotelware”, step by step
hotelware traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hotel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hotel | A large town house or mansion; a grand private... |
| 2 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 3 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 4 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 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 Ware
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ware | A placename |
| 2 | Middle English | ware | Alternative form of veir; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | wær | cautious, on guard, watching out for something;... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wār | true, reliable |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wēraz | true; reliable; friendly; kind |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |