Word Origins
Wow! ξενοδοχείο is quite a mouthful. How on earth did the Greeks come up with such a long word for “hotel?”
Well, ξένος means “stranger,” and
δοχείο means “place” or “receptacle.”
And what is a hotel, or ξενοδοχείο, other than a place where strangers stay when they visit.
Another word that has δοχείο at the end uses this letter:
Θ θ
...which sounds like th in think or thick.
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This letter is found in άνθος,
which means “flower.” What would you call a flower vase,
which is a place that you put flowers? It would, of course, be an
ανθοδοχείο
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