Where does “ostler” come from?
Ostler comes from Middle English hostiler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Latin hospitalarius meaning a person in charge of a hospital or hospice.
ostler (English): A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable...
Definitions
- A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable...
Ancestry of “ostler”, step by step
ostler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hostler
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hostler | A person employed at an inn, hostelry, or stable... |
| 2 | Middle English | hostiler | The owner or administrator of a place of... |
| 3 | Middle French | hostiler | — |
| 4 | Old French | hostelier | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | hostilarius | — |
| 6 | Latin | hospitāle | a guestroom |
| 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 |