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Where does “hospitalise” come from?

hospitalise (French) comes from French hospitaliser, 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 — to drink.

hospitalise (French): first-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “hospitalise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhospitaliserto hospitalise
2Frenchhôpitalhospital
3Middle Frenchhospitalhospital
4Old Frenchhospitalhospital; hospitable; welcoming
5Late Latinhospitalehospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,...
6Latinhospitālis—
7Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
8Proto-Italichostipotishost
9Proto-Italicχostipotis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
12Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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