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START / NODE 158Present-Day English1687–today
hotel
A public lodging establishment, borrowed from French hôtel through Old French hostel and ultimately the Latin hospitality family.
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Present-Day Englishhotel
a public lodging establishment, usually offering additional services
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French · Frenchhôtelhotel, mansion, or lodging establishment
- SOUND CHANGE
- English borrowed French hôtel, anglicizing the accent and pronunciation.
- SEMANTIC CHANGE
- The lodging-establishment sense was retained and generalized in English.
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- established
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- First known use: 1687.
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