Etymology

hospitable

hos·pit·a·ble
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Today it means: cordial and generous towards guests Full definition →

Middle French hospitable ← Latin hospitare
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  1. Latin · derived fromhospitare
  2. Middle French · borrowed fromhospitable
  3. English todayhospitable

Borrowed from Middle French hospitable, formed from the root of Latin hospitare with the suffix -able. Displaced native Old English cumlīþe (literally “guest-gentle”).

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.