Where does “motelier” come from?
motelier (English) comes from Romanian motel, from French motel, from English motel, from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis — to drink.
motelier (English): The person who runs a motel
Definitions
- The person who runs a motel
Ancestry of “motelier”, step by step
motelier traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian motel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | motel | motel |
| 2 | French | motel | motel |
| 3 | English | motel | A type of hotel or lodging establishment, often... |
| 4 | English | hotel | A large town house or mansion; a grand private... |
| 5 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 6 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 7 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 8 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 9 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via English hotelier
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hotelier | someone who runs a hotel |
| 2 | French | hôtelier | hotel; hotelier |
| 3 | French | -ier | used to form the names of trees bearing a... |
| 4 | Middle French | -er | Forms infinitives of first-conjugation verbs;... |
| 5 | Old French | -ier | suffix used to form infinitives of first... |
| 6 | Latin | -ārius | er |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *-āzios | Forms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals) |