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Where does “špital” come from?

špital (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German spitāl, from Middle High German spitāl, from Old High German hospitāl, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.

špital (Serbo-Croatian): hospital

Definitions

  1. hospital

Ancestry of “špital”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanspitāl—
2Middle High Germanspitāl—
3Old High Germanhospitāl—
4Latinhospitāle—
5Latinhospitālis—
6Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
7Proto-Italichostipotishost
8Proto-Italicχostipotis—
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
11Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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