hospital

Middle French

noun
Definitions
  • hospital medical

Etymology

Inherited from Old French hospital borrowed from Latin hospitālis, hospitāle, hospitālis (hospitable, a host guest, of a host guest, hospitality).

Origin

Latin

hospitālis

Gloss

hospitable, a host guest, of a host guest, hospitality

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