Curious Canid to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 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-square22fedilinkarrow-up167arrow-down133
arrow-up134arrow-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 to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 days agomessage-square22fedilink
minus-squareadarzalinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 days agothe og motel (1925-1991): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel_Inn $1.25 a night in 1925
the og motel (1925-1991):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motel_Inn
$1.25 a night in 1925