Where does “inhospitalier” come from?
inhospitalier (French) comes from French hospitalier, from Middle French hospitalier, from French hospital, from French hôpital, from Middle French hospital, from Old French hospital, from Late Latin hospitale, from Latin hospitālis — to drink.
inhospitalier (French): inhospitable
Definitions
- inhospitable
Ancestry of “inhospitalier”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | hospitalier | hospital; hospitable; hospitaler |
| 2 | Middle French | hospitalier | — |
| 3 | French | hospital | Obsolete spelling of hôpital |
| 4 | French | hôpital | hospital |
| 5 | Middle French | hospital | hospital medical |
| 6 | Old French | hospital | hospital; hospitable; welcoming |
| 7 | Late Latin | hospitale | hospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,... |
| 8 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 9 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |