«forest, wood» en siete lenguas
Significadoforest, wood
Español
/ˈboske/
m.préstamo · Catalan or Occitan bosc
A dense tropical forest is a selva, from Latin SILVAM.
Francés
/fɔʁɛ/
f.otro origen · Medieval Latin (silva) FORESTIS, a royal hunting reserve; origin of forestis debated
French also has bois 'wood', from the same *BOSC- family as bosque and bosco.
Italiano
/ˈbɔsko/
m.patrimonial
Portugués
/floˈɾɛstɐ/
f.otro origen · Old French forest, reshaped after flor 'flower'
A smaller wood is a mata or bosque.
Rumano
/pəˈdure/
f.otro origen · Latin PALŪDEM 'marsh' (inherited)
Catalán
/bɔsk/
m.patrimonial
Inglés
/ˈfɔɹɪst/
otro origen · Old French forest, from Medieval Latin forestis (silva) 'outside (wood)'
El antepasado latino
*BOSCUM‘wood, thicket (Late Latin; probably Germanic *busk- 'bush', origin debated)’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
Latin SILVA largely vanished from everyday speech: Spanish and Italian chose a word that probably meant 'bush', French a legal term for land set apart for the king's hunt.
Parientes en inglés: forest (from French); bush, bouquet (the *busk- family)
Apréndela
En una frase
- esFuimos a pasear por el bosque.
- frOn est allés se promener en forêt.
- itSiamo andati a passeggiare nel bosco.
- ptFomos passear na floresta.
- roNe-am plimbat prin pădure.
- caVam anar a passejar pel bosc.
- enWe went for a walk in the forest.