Where does “hotelliportieeri” come from?
hotelliportieeri (Finnish) comes from Finnish hotelli, from Swedish hotell, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.
hotelliportieeri (Finnish): (hotel) concierge one who attends to the wishes of hotel guests
Definitions
- (hotel) concierge one who attends to the wishes of hotel guests
Ancestry of “hotelliportieeri”, step by step
hotelliportieeri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hotelli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hotelli | hotel |
| 2 | Swedish | hotell | hotel |
| 3 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 4 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 5 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 6 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 7 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |
via Finnish portieeri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | portieeri | doorman, especially in a restaurant or hotel |
| 2 | French | portier | gatekeeper, doorkeeper, doorman; goalkeeper |
| 3 | Old French | portier | — |
| 4 | Old French | porte | door |
| 5 | Latin | porta | gate, especially of a city; entrance, passage,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |