Where does “اسپتال” come from?
اسپتال (Sindhi) comes from Gujarati ઇસ્પિતાલ, from Portuguese espital, from Old Portuguese espital, from Late Latin hospitalis, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
اسپتال (Sindhi): hospital
Definitions
- hospital
Ancestry of “اسپتال”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarati | ઇસ્પિતાલ | hospital |
| 2 | Portuguese | espital | Obsolete form of hospital |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | espital | — |
| 4 | Late Latin | hospitalis | hospice, shelter, guestehouse; hospice, shelter,... |
| 5 | Latin | hospitālis | Of or pertaining to a host or guest |
| 6 | Latin | hospes | host; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | hostipotis | host |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | χostipotis | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰostipotis | master of guests |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pótis | master, ruler; husband |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ph₃tis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peh₃- | to drink |