Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.message-squaremessage-square21fedilinkarrow-up163
arrow-up163message-squareThe "m" in motel refers to a motorcar. The "h" in hotel, an older term, is presumably a reference to a horse.Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agomessage-square21fedilink
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 days agoVery cool so really host is the root meaning as far as the written record shows.
Very cool so really host is the root meaning as far as the written record shows.