Where does “hospital” come from?
hospital (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.
hospital (French): Obsolete spelling of hôpital
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of hôpital
Ancestry of “hospital”, step by step
Words derived from “hospital”