Where does “love hotel” come from?
love hotel (English) comes from Japanese ラブホテル, from Japanese ホテル, from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes — to drink.
love hotel (English): A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere,...
Definitions
- A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere,...
Ancestry of “love hotel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | ラブホテル | a love hotel |
| 2 | Japanese | ホテル | a hotel |
| 3 | English | hotel | A large town house or mansion; a grand private... |
| 4 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 5 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 6 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 7 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 8 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |