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NODE / 0159attestedFrench

hôtel

hotel, mansion, or lodging establishment

DATE
French
SENSE
commercial lodging
FAMILY
Indo-European / Romance
CANONICAL KEY
node:11:hotel:attested:sense:commercial-lodging

The French circumflex reflects loss of the s found in Old French hostel.

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ANCESTRAL EDGES

ROOT OF THIS ROOT

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GO DEEPERcontinuationestablished
Old French · Old French · guest lodging

hostel / ostel

lodging or accommodation

SOUND
French hôtel continues Old French hostel / ostel; loss of s before the consonant is reflected by the circumflex in the modern French spelling.
MEANING
Lodging and accommodation remain central, with French also developing a mansion sense.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Hotel — Word HistorysupportsFrench hôtel from Old French hostelORIGINAL ↗
Had a Long Day of Travel? Check Into a Hospitalsupportshostel to hôtelORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 144 ↗
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DIRECT DESCENDANT EDGES

THE NEXT HISTORICAL STEP

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DESCENDANTborrowingestablished
Present-Day English · 1687–today · commercial lodging

hotel

a public lodging establishment, usually offering additional services

SOUND
English borrowed French hôtel, anglicizing the accent and pronunciation.
MEANING
The lodging-establishment sense was retained and generalized in English.
CHRONOLOGY
First known use: 1687.
SCHOLAR
Merriam-Webster editors
CONFIDENCE
established
Hotel — Word HistorysupportsFrench hôtel and First Known UseORIGINAL ↗
Had a Long Day of Travel? Check Into a Hospitalsupportshotel semantic and French historyORIGINAL ↗
OPEN CANONICAL EDGE 143 ↗
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STEP 01borrowingestablished
Frenchhôtel→Present-Day English · 1687–todayhotela public lodging establishment, usually offering additional services
SOUND
English borrowed French hôtel, anglicizing the accent and pronunciation.
MEANING
The lodging-establishment sense was retained and generalized in English.
Merriam-Webster editors2 CITATIONSEDGE 143 ↗
Hotel — Word History · French hôtel and First Known Use ↗Had a Long Day of Travel? Check Into a Hospital · hotel semantic and French history ↗

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02hotelhôtel · established