Etymology of the English word hospice
the English word hospice
derived from the Old French word hospice
derived from the Latin word hospitium (hospitality, entertainment; lodging)
derived from the Late Latin word hospes (host; guest, visitor; of relation between host and guest; that hosts; that guests)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghos-ti-
derived from the Latin word hospitus (hospitable, harboring, affording hospitality)