Romanian word spital comes from Latin hospitem, Latin -alis, and later Latin hospitale (Guesthouse, guestroom. Hospital.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| hospitem | Latin (lat) | |
| -alis | Latin (lat) | Used to form adjectives of relationship from nouns or numerals. |
| hospitalis | Latin (lat) | Of or pertaining to a host or guest.. Of or pertaining to hospitality; providing hospitality or generous towards guests, hospitable. |
| hospitale | Latin (lat) | Guesthouse, guestroom. Hospital. |
| Spital | German (deu) | (regional, or, dated) hospital. |
| spital | Romanian (ron) | Hospital. |