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spiceEnglish (en) · Etymology 1Source text
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *speḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *spéḱyeti Proto-Italic *spekjō Latin speciō Proto-Indo-European *-yḗh₂s Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Late Latin speciēs Old French espicebor. Anglo-Norman specebor. Middle English spice English spice Inherited from Middle English spice, from Old French espice (modern épice), from Late Latin speciēs (“spice, good, ware”), from Latin speciēs (“kind, sort”). Doublet of species.
Original Wiktionary entry and references ↗spiceEnglish (en) · Etymology 2Source text
Formed by analogy with lice and mice as the plurals of louse and mouse. First attested use Christopher Morley in “Morley's Magnum” (1935). Made popular by Robert A. Heinlein in Time Enough for Love (1973).
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Mayhew–Skeat (1888)
1888; pinned HTML transcription updated October 28, 2024014
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chai
In current English, a South Asian-style tea commonly prepared with milk and spices; the word belongs to the overland cha/chay transmission family ultimately derived from Chinese 茶.
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hospice
A program or facility for palliative care, historically a lodging or shelter for travelers, the poor, or the infirm.
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hospital
A medical institution whose name first referred to guest accommodation and charitable lodging, through Medieval Latin hospitāle.
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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 English / Indo-European
chai
a tea beverage commonly prepared with spices, milk, and sweetener
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- 1984–today
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Present-Day English / Indo-European
hospice
a program or facility providing palliative care; historically a lodging or shelter
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- 1818–today
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Middle French / Indo-European
hospise / hospice
lodging, shelter, or religious guesthouse
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- Middle French, c. 1300–1600
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Medieval Latin / Indo-European
hospitāle
guest accommodation; hospice or charitable lodging
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- Medieval Latin
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Did hospice always mean palliative care?
No. The 1818 English record names lodging, especially a religious guesthouse; palliative care is a later specialization.
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Hospice began as hospitality, not terminal care.
English hospice first named lodging, especially a religious guesthouse. Palliative care is a later specialization of the same shelter-and-care history.
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