Where does “러브호텔” come from?
러브호텔 (Korean) comes from English love hotel, from Japanese ラブホテル, from Japanese ホテル, from English hotel, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis — to drink.
러브호텔 (Korean): love hotel
Definitions
- love hotel
Ancestry of “러브호텔”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | love hotel | A short-stay hotel found in Japan and elsewhere,... |
| 2 | Japanese | ラブホテル | a love hotel |
| 3 | Japanese | ホテル | a hotel |
| 4 | English | hotel | A large town house or mansion; a grand private... |
| 5 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 6 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 7 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 8 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 9 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |