Etymology

spital

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Today it means: A charitable house to receive and care for sick people, later distinguished from a hospital as being especially for those of a low class or meagre financial means. Full definition →

Middle English spitel ← Medieval Latin hospitāle
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spital · noun1

  1. Medieval Latin · derived fromhospitāle
  2. Middle English · inherited fromspitel
  3. English todayspital

From Middle English spitel, an aphetic form, from Medieval Latin hospitāle.

Spital · proper noun2

See spital.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishspitel all →

spittle

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