« mail (post) » en sept langues
Sensmail (post)
Espagnol
/koˈreo/
masc.autre source · Old Catalan correu 'courier' (further origin debated)
Also used for e-mail: correo electrónico.
Français
/kuʁje/
masc.autre source · Italian corriere 'runner, courier', from Latin CURRERE 'to run'
Italien
/ˈpɔsta/
fém.autre source · Latin POSITA 'placed' (the relay stations on the road)
Portugais
/koˈheju/
masc.autre source · Old Catalan correu 'courier' (further origin debated)
Roumain
/ˈpoʃtə/
fém.autre source · European posta 'relay station' (Latin POSITA), through Central European languages
Catalan
/kuˈrɛw/
masc.autre source · Old Catalan correu 'courier' (further origin debated)
Anglais
/meɪl/
autre source · Old French male 'bag' (from Frankish)
L’histoire
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.
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- 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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