Where does “sóttkvíarhótel” come from?
sóttkvíarhótel (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.
sóttkvíarhótel (Icelandic): quarantine hotel building used for quarantining returning travelers
Definitions
- quarantine hotel building used for quarantining returning travelers
Ancestry of “sóttkvíarhótel”, step by step
sóttkvíarhótel 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 |