Where does “hôtel” come from?

hôtel (French) comes from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.

hôtel (French): mansion, town house, hotel; hotel

Definitions

  1. mansion, town house, hotel; hotel

Ancestry of “hôtel”, step by step

hôtel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle French hostel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchhostelshelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;...
2Old Frenchostelshelter; place to stay
3LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
4Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
5Proto-Italichostipotishost
6Proto-Italicχostipotis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

via Old French hostel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old FrenchhostelAlternative form of ostel
2Latinhospitālea guestroom

Words derived from “hôtel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pótis →