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Where does “hospitaliser” come from?

hospitaliser (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.

hospitaliser (French): to hospitalise

Definitions

  1. to hospitalise

Ancestry of “hospitaliser”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hospitaliser”

  • hospitalise
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