Where does “förstaklasshotell” come from?
förstaklasshotell (Swedish) comes from Swedish hotell, from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Latin hospitālis, from Latin hospes, from Proto-Italic hostipotis, from Proto-Italic χostipotis — to drink.
förstaklasshotell (Swedish): first-class hotel
Definitions
- first-class hotel
Ancestry of “förstaklasshotell”, step by step
förstaklasshotell traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hotell
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hotell | hotel |
| 2 | French | hôtel | mansion, town house, hotel; hotel |
| 3 | Middle French | hostel | shelter; living quarters; place to stay; hotel;... |
| 4 | Old French | ostel | shelter; place to stay |
| 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 |
via Swedish klass
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | klass | class |
via Swedish första
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | första | first; senior; higher |