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-square22fedilinkarrow-up166arrow-down133
arrow-up133arrow-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-square22fedilink
minus-squareaubeynarf@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·4 days agoAnd O-circumflex “ô” in French indicates an elided “s”. hô = hos
And O-circumflex “ô” in French indicates an elided “s”. hô = hos