«mail (post)» en siete lenguas
Significadomail (post)
Español
/koˈreo/
m.otro origen · Old Catalan correu 'courier' (further origin debated)
Also used for e-mail: correo electrónico.
Francés
/kuʁje/
m.otro origen · Italian corriere 'runner, courier', from Latin CURRERE 'to run'
Italiano
/ˈpɔsta/
f.otro origen · Latin POSITA 'placed' (the relay stations on the road)
Portugués
/koˈheju/
m.otro origen · Old Catalan correu 'courier' (further origin debated)
Rumano
/ˈpoʃtə/
f.otro origen · European posta 'relay station' (Latin POSITA), through Central European languages
Catalán
/kuˈrɛw/
m.otro origen · Old Catalan correu 'courier' (further origin debated)
Inglés
/meɪl/
otro origen · Old French male 'bag' (from Frankish)
La historia
Each language named the post after a different part of it: English the bag (mail, cousin of French malle 'trunk'), French the runner, Spanish the courier, Italian the relay station, which also gave English post.
Apréndela
En una frase
- es¿Ha llegado el correo hoy?
- frLe courrier est arrivé aujourd'hui ?
- itÈ arrivata la posta oggi?
- ptO correio chegou hoje?
- roA venit poșta azi?
- caHa arribat el correu avui?
- enDid the mail come today?
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