Where does “hostelería” come from?

hostelería (Spanish) comes from Spanish hostel, from English hostel, from Middle English hostel, from Old French hostel, from Latin hospitāle, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis — to drink.

hostelería (Spanish): catering (the catering trade)

Definitions

  1. catering (the catering trade)

Ancestry of “hostelería”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishhostelhostel
2EnglishhostelA commercial overnight lodging place, with...
3Middle EnglishhostelA hostel or guesthouse; accomodation; Fun or...
4Old FrenchhostelAlternative form of ostel
5Latinhospitālea guestroom
6LatinhospitālisOf or pertaining to a host or guest
7Latinhospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger; foreigner
8Proto-Italichostipotishost
9Proto-Italicχostipotis
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʰostipotismaster of guests
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpótismaster, ruler; husband
12Proto-Indo-Europeanph₃tis
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₃-to drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₃-