Curious Canid@lemmy.ca to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 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-square13fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-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 · 6 days agomessage-square13fedilink
minus-squareBallsandBayonets@lemmings.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·5 days agoAnd before horses they were called “wotels” because you walked to them.
And before horses they were called “wotels” because you walked to them.