Physicians who are not trained in the primary care specialties of family medicine, general internal medicine, or general pediatrics may sometimes provide patient care services that are usually delivered by primary care physicians.
Word Origin and History for hospitality Expand n. late 14c., act of being hospitable, from Old French hospitalitÃ©, from Latin hospitalitem (nominative hospitalitas) friendliness to guests, from hospes (genitive hospitis) guest (see host (n.1)).
Where did the word hospital come from ? Why is it inside the word hospitality ? The word hospital comes from the Latin word hospitalia, which means an apartment for strangers and guests. The practise of hospitality was enjoined as a virtue upon the early Christians. In the early Christian times, hospitalia was a place where strangers and pilgrims were received and cared for. At that time, it was more a place of hospitality than of medical treatment.