English → Latin
“hospital” in Latin
The English word hospital itself goes back to Latin hospes, through hospitālis.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
hospital
nosocomium (νοσοκομεῖον, *Cod. Just., 1, 2, 19 and 22), or pure Latin, valetudinarium (in the time of the emperors, when hospitals were first established). Lying-in hospital, *lechodochium: domus publica, ubi parturientibus opera praestatur.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for hospital?
- The usual Latin words for “hospital” are nosocomīum, valētūdinārius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.