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Etymology of the English word hotel

the English word hotel
derived from the French word hôtel
derived from the Old French word hostel
derived from the Latin word hospitale (hospital; guesthouse, guestroom)
derived from the Latin word hospitalis (of or for a guest; hospitable)
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 hospis
derived from the Latin word hospitus (hospitable, harboring, affording hospitality)

Date

The earliest known usage of hotel in English dates from the 17th century.

Derivations in English

boatel, flotel, motel, hotelman, hotelkeeper

Cognates

Dutch hotel, French hôtel, German Hotel, Italian ostello, Norwegian hotell, Polish hotel, Provençal hostal, Spanish hostal, Spanish hotel, Swedish hotell

Usage

Word found in Modern English



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