« now » en sept langues
Sensnow
Espagnol
/aˈoɾa/
héréditaire
Old Spanish agora; ahorita in Mexico.
Français
/mɛ̃tnɑ̃/
autre source · main tenant 'holding in the hand' (Latin MANUM + TENĒRE)
Italien
/ˈora/
héréditaire
Adesso is just as common in speech.
Portugais
/aˈɡɔɾɐ/
héréditaire
It keeps the g that Spanish lost (Old Spanish agora).
Roumain
/aˈkum/
autre source · Latin ECCUM MODO 'look, just now'
Catalan
/ˈaɾə/
héréditaire
Anglais
/naʊ/
anglais natif · Old English nū
Native now is a distant cousin of Latin NUNC, the word the sisters lost.
L’ancêtre latin
HĀC HŌRĀ‘at this hour’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Latin NUNC died out; speakers said 'at this hour', HĀC HŌRĀ, which gave Spanish ahora (once agora, with lenited c) and Italian ora. French 'now' is 'in hand', what you hold right here.
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esAhora no puedo hablar.
- frJe ne peux pas parler maintenant.
- itOra non posso parlare.
- ptAgora não posso falar.
- roAcum nu pot vorbi.
- caAra no puc parlar.
- enI can't talk now.