English
hospital soap
From hospital + soap.
Proto-Indo-European *gʰóstipotis ‘lord, master’
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Latin hospitālis ‘hospitable’
Late Latin hospitālis ‘hospice, guesthouse’
Old French hospital
Middle English hospital ‘a hostel or guesthouse’
English hospital
Proto-Germanic *saipǭ
Proto-West Germanic *saipā
Old English sāpe ‘soap, salve’
Middle English sope
English soap
Today it means
noun A type of antiseptic soap designed for use in hospitals.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hospital soap