« doubt » en sept langues
Sensdoubt
Espagnol
/ˈduda/
fém.héréditaire
From the verb dudar.
Français
/dut/
masc.héréditaire
Sans doute means 'probably'; 'without a doubt' is sans aucun doute.
Italien
/ˈdubbjo/
masc.autre source · Latin DUBIUM 'doubtful'
Portugais
/ˈduvidɐ/
fém.héréditaire
Roumain
/ɨndoˈjalə/
fém.autre source · built on îndoi 'to fold in two, to doubt' (doi 'two', Latin DUŌ)
Catalan
/ˈdubtə/
masc.héréditaire
Anglais
/daʊt/
du latin/français · Old French doute
The silent b was added by scholars who respelled the word after Latin.
L’ancêtre latin
DUBITĀRE‘to waver, doubt (DUBIUS 'of two minds')’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spanish and French made the noun from the verb (dudar, douter, from DUBITĀRE); Italian uses the related adjective DUBIUS, 'of two minds'. Gender trap: la duda but le doute, il dubbio.
Parents anglais: dubious, indubitably
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esNo hay duda.
- frIl n'y a aucun doute.
- itNon c'è dubbio.
- ptNão há dúvida.
- roNu există nicio îndoială.
- caNo hi ha dubte.
- enThere is no doubt.