« companion, mate (classmate, workmate) » en sept langues
Senscompanion, mate (classmate, workmate)
Espagnol
/kompaˈɲeɾo/
masc.héréditaire
Built on Old Spanish compaña 'company'.
Français
/kɔ̃paɲɔ̃/
masc.héréditaire
For a classmate French says camarade or copain.
Italien
/komˈpaɲɲo/
masc.héréditaire
Portugais
/koˈlɛɡɐ/
masc.autre source · Latin COLLĒGAM 'colleague' (learned)
Same form for both sexes (o/a colega); companheiro, from *COMPĀNIŌNEM, means 'companion, partner'.
Roumain
/koˈleɡ/
masc.autre source · French collègue / Latin COLLĒGA
Catalan
/kumˈpaɲ/
masc.héréditaire
From the nominative *COMPĀNIŌ, like Old French compain.
Anglais
/kəmˈpænjən/
du latin/français · Old French compaignon
L’ancêtre latin
*COMPĀNIŌNEM‘one who shares bread (COM- + PĀNIS)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
A companion is literally 'one you share bread with', a Late Latin calque of a Germanic word. Its NI became ñ and gn; French copain 'pal' is the Old French nominative compain.
Parents anglais: companion, company, accompany
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEs mi compañero de clase.
- frC'est mon copain de classe.
- itÈ il mio compagno di classe.
- ptEle é meu colega de classe.
- roE colegul meu de clasă.
- caÉs el meu company de classe.
- enHe's my classmate.