Where does “hostel” come from?
hostel (Old French) comes from Latin hospitāle, 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.
hostel (Old French): Alternative form of ostel
Definitions
- Alternative form of ostel
Ancestry of “hostel”, step by step
Words derived from “hostel”