Where does “prehospital” come from?
Prehospital derives from the English prefix pre- combined with hospital, which comes from Old French hospital, from Latin hospitalis, an adjective formed from the Proto-Indo-European root gʰóstis meaning guest or host.
prehospital (English): Before a patient is brought to a hospital
Definitions
- Before a patient is brought to a hospital
Ancestry of “prehospital”, step by step
prehospital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hospital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hospital | A large medical facility, usually in a building... |
| 2 | Middle English | hospital | A hostel or guesthouse; a place of accomodation... |
| 3 | Old French | hospital | hospital; hospitable; welcoming |
| 4 | Late Latin | hospitale | hospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,... |
| 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 pre
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pre | Before; Precum, Cowper's fluid, pre-ejaculate; To... |
| 2 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |