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Where does “hospitale” come from?

hospitale (Late Latin) comes from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis, from Proto-Indo-European ph₃tis, from Proto-Indo-European peh₃- — to drink.

hospitale (Late Latin): hospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,...

Definitions

  1. hospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,...

Ancestry of “hospitale”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hospitale”

  • hospital
  • hotel
  • hospitalization
  • hostel
  • prehospital
  • hospitalist
  • hotelier
  • rehospitalization
  • hospitalize
  • hotelkeeper
  • nonhospital
  • hospitaller
  • interhospital
  • posthospital
  • multihospital
  • hospitalism
  • intrahospital
  • hosteller
  • hostelling
  • posthospitalization
  • hospitalise
  • hotelling
  • prehospitalization
  • hospitaler
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