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Where does “hospitalité” come from?

hospitalité (Old French) comes from Latin hospitālitās, 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 — to drink.

Ancestry of “hospitalité”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hospitalité”

  • hospitality
  • inhospitality
  • nonhospitality
  • unhospitality
  • hospitalite
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