Where does “unhospitality” come from?
unhospitality (English) comes from English hospitality, from Middle English hospitalite, from Old French hospitalité, from Latin hospitālitās, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
unhospitality (English): Lack of hospitality; rudeness towards guests
Definitions
- Lack of hospitality; rudeness towards guests
Ancestry of “unhospitality”, step by step
unhospitality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English hospitality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hospitality | The act or service of welcoming, receiving,... |
| 2 | Middle English | hospitalite | The practice of hospitality; hosting or... |
| 3 | Old French | hospitalité | — |
| 4 | Latin | hospitālitās | The entertainment and hospitable reception of guests; hospitality |
| 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 un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |