Where does “ラブホテル” come from?
ラブホテル (Japanese) comes from Japanese ホテル, from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.
ラブホテル (Japanese): a love hotel
Ancestry of “ラブホテル”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | ホテル | a hotel |
| 2 | English | hotel | A large town house or mansion; a grand private... |
| 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 | — |
| 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 |