Where does “lúxushótel” come from?
lúxushótel (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hótel, from Danish hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.
lúxushótel (Icelandic): luxury hotel
Definitions
- luxury hotel
Ancestry of “lúxushótel”, step by step
lúxushótel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hótel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hótel | hotel |
| 2 | Danish | hotel | hotel |
| 3 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 4 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 5 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 6 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 7 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |