Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 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-square10fedilinkarrow-up148arrow-down123
arrow-up125arrow-down1message-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 · 5 days agomessage-square10fedilink
minus-squarelordnikon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35·5 days agoHotel comes from the French word hôtel and that word is is defined as places providing care. Really the h in hotel would be hospitality but really that is not the case.
Hotel comes from the French word hôtel and that word is is defined as places providing care. Really the h in hotel would be hospitality but really that is not the case.