« grandchild, grandson » en sept langues
Sensgrandchild, grandson
Espagnol
/ˈnjeto/
masc.héréditaire
From Vulgar Latin *NEPTUM, remade on NEPTIS 'granddaughter'.
Français
/pətifis/
masc.autre source · petit 'little' + fils 'son'
Grandchildren: petits-enfants.
Italien
/niˈpote/
masc.héréditaire
Grandchild and nephew/niece, either sex.
Portugais
/ˈnɛtu/
masc.héréditaire
From Vulgar Latin *NEPTUM, like Spanish nieto.
Roumain
/neˈpot/
masc.héréditaire
Grandson and nephew at once, as in Italian.
Catalan
/net/
masc.héréditaire
From Vulgar Latin *NEPTUM, like Spanish nieto.
Anglais
/ˈgɹæntʃaɪld/
autre source · Anglo-French grand- + Old English cild
pluriel: grandchildren
L’ancêtre latin
NEPŌTEM‘grandson; later nephew’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Latin NEPŌS meant grandson and later nephew too, and Italian nipote still covers both, boys and girls alike. Popes who favored their 'nephews' gave us nepotism.
Parents anglais: nepotism
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esTiene cinco nietos.
- frElle a cinq petits-enfants.
- itHa cinque nipoti.
- ptEla tem cinco netos.
- roAre cinci nepoți.
- caTé cinc néts.
- enShe has five grandchildren.