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Where does “hosteller” come from?

hosteller (Middle English) comes from Middle English hostiler, from Middle French hostiler, from Old French hostelier, from Medieval Latin hostilarius, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.

hosteller (Middle English): Alternative form of hostiler

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hostiler

Ancestry of “hosteller”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishhostilerThe owner or administrator of a place of...
2Middle Frenchhostiler—
3Old Frenchhostelier—
4Medieval Latinhostilarius—
5Latinhospitāle—
6Latinhospitālis—
7Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
8Proto-Italichostipotishost
9Proto-Italicχostipotis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
12Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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