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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedMiddle French · Middle French, c. 1300–1600 · religious lodging

hospise / hospice

lodging, shelter, or religious guesthouse

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMedieval Latin · Medieval Latin, c. 500–1500 · guest lodging

hospitium

hospitality, lodgings, monastic guesthouse, or shelter

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SOUND CHANGE

Middle French hospise or hospice adapts Medieval Latin hospitium, including the ending that becomes French -ce.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

Hospitality, lodging, and shelter remain central.

CHRONOLOGY

Medieval Latin to Middle French.

SCHOLAR / EDITORIAL AUTHORITY

Merriam-Webster Editors

CONFIDENCE

established — The source explicitly describes the Medieval Latin borrowing and French ending.

EDITORIAL STATUS

reviewed

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CITATION REGISTER

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Hospice — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology

Explains the borrowing from Medieval Latin hospitium and the French -ce ending.

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EDITORIAL REUSE

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RELATION / 241hospice

hospise / hospice → hospitium

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