Where does “L'Hôpital” come from?
L'Hôpital (French) comes from French hôpital, from Middle French hospital, from Old French hospital, from Late Latin hospitale, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
L'Hôpital (French): Name of several places in France
Definitions
- Name of several places in France
Ancestry of “L'Hôpital”, step by step
L'Hôpital traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French hôpital
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hôpital | hospital |
| 2 | Middle French | hospital | hospital medical |
| 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 French l’
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | l’ | the |