Where does “hospital” come from?
hospital (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese espital, from Late Latin hospitalis, 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.
hospital (Galician): hospital
Ancestry of “hospital”, step by step