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Where does “ospedalità” come from?

ospedalità (Italian) comes from Italian ospedale, from Latin hospitāle, 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.

ospedalità (Italian): hospitalization; hospitals

Definitions

  1. hospitalization; hospitals

Ancestry of “ospedalità”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianospedalehospital
2Latinhospitāle—
3Latinhospitālis—
4Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
5Proto-Italichostipotishost
6Proto-Italicχostipotis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink

Words derived from “ospedalità”

  • spedalità
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- →