«meal» en siete lenguas
Significadomeal
Español
/koˈmida/
f.otro origen · comer 'to eat' ← Latin COMEDERE 'to eat up'
In Spain also 'lunch', the main meal of the day.
Francés
/ʁəpa/
m.patrimonial
Old French past 'food' (PASTUM), reshaped after repaître 'to feed'.
Italiano
/ˈpasto/
m.patrimonial
Portugués
/hefejˈsɐ̃w/
f.otro origen · Latin REFECTIŌNEM 'refreshment'
Rumano
/ˈmasə/
f.otro origen · Latin MĒNSAM 'table'
The same word means 'table': a meal is what is on it.
Catalán
/ˈapət/
m.otro origen · of debated origin
Inglés
/mil/
inglés patrimonial · Old English mǣl 'set time; meal'
The old sense 'a set time' survives in piecemeal.
Cuidado: falsos amigos
masa (Español) significa «dough; mass» · masă (Rumano) significa «table; meal»
Coincidence. Romanian masă 'table' is inherited from MĒNSAM, the source of Spanish mesa; Spanish masa is MASSAM 'lump'. Romanian has a second masă 'mass' (physics), borrowed from French masse.
El antepasado latino
PASTUM‘food, fodder (from PĀSCERE 'to graze')’
Las seis hermanas descienden de él, salvo que se indique lo contrario abajo.
La historia
French and Italian eat their meals 'at pasture': PASTUS was what grazing animals were fed. English repast is the French word. Spanish simply says 'the eating'.
Parientes en inglés: repast, pasture, pastor
Apréndela
En una frase
- esEl desayuno es la comida más importante del día.
- frLe petit-déjeuner est le repas le plus important de la journée.
- itLa colazione è il pasto più importante della giornata.
- ptO café da manhã é a refeição mais importante do dia.
- roMicul dejun este cea mai importantă masă a zilei.
- caL'esmorzar és l'àpat més important del dia.
- enBreakfast is the most important meal of the day.