Where does “motel” come from?
motel (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.
motel (English): A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often...
Definitions
- A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often...
Ancestry of “motel”, step by step
motel 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 motor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | motor | A machine or device that converts other energy... |
| 2 | Middle English | motour | — |
| 3 | Latin | motor | mover; that which moves something; first-person... |
| 4 | Latin | -tor | -er |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -tōr | Forms agent nouns to verb stems |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tōr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tor-s | — |