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Senspurchase (something bought)

Espagnol

compra

/ˈkompɾa/

fém.autre source · comprar ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'

Français

achat

/aʃa/

masc.autre source · acheter ← spoken Latin *ACCAPTĀRE (from CAPTĀRE 'to try to catch')

Italien

acquisto

/akˈkwisto/

masc.autre source · acquistare ← spoken Latin *ACQUISTĀRE (from ACQUĪRERE 'to acquire')

Portugais

compra

/ˈkõpɾɐ/

fém.autre source · comprar ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'

Roumain

cumpărătură

/kumpərəˈturə/

fém.autre source · cumpăra ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'

The plural cumpărături is 'shopping'; formal Romanian also says achiziție.

Catalan

compra

/ˈkompɾə/

fém.autre source · comprar ← Latin COMPARĀRE 'to procure'

Anglais

purchase

/ˈpɝtʃəs/

autre source · Anglo-French purchacer 'to seek to obtain' (pur- + chacier 'to chase')

Anglais → Italienpurchase (something bought)acquistoSans lienSources différentes — celui-ci s’apprend de zéro. Mais l’anglais a des mots apparentés : (Italian acquisto) acquire, acquisition; (French achat) capture, captive.Ce que partagent le anglais et le italien

L’histoire

Four different routes to 'getting something': Spanish 'procuring', French 'catching', Italian 'acquiring', English 'chasing'. English purchase and French achat both go back to Latin CAPERE 'to take', through different spoken-Latin verbs.

Parents anglais: (Italian acquisto) acquire, acquisition; (French achat) capture, captive

L’apprendre

Dans une phrase

  • esFue una buena compra.
  • frC'était un bon achat.
  • itÈ stato un buon acquisto.
  • ptFoi uma boa compra.
  • roA fost o cumpărătură bună.
  • caVa ser una bona compra.
  • enIt was a good purchase.

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