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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “prehospital”