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Where does “hospitalizar” come from?

hospitalizar (Spanish) comes from Spanish hospital, from Late Latin hospitale, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European gʰostipotis, from Proto-Indo-European pótis — to drink.

hospitalizar (Spanish): to hospitalize

Definitions

  1. to hospitalize

Ancestry of “hospitalizar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhospitalhospital
2Late Latinhospitalehospice; hospital, guesthouse; shelter, hospice,...
3Latinhospitālis—
4Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
5Proto-Italichostipotishost
6Proto-Italicχostipotis—
7Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
9Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
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