« sofa » en sept langues
Senssofa
Espagnol
/soˈfa/
masc.emprunté · French sofa
Français
/kanape/
masc.autre source · Medieval Latin canapeum, from Greek kōnōpeîon 'bed with a mosquito net'
Also a canapé, an appetizer on bread — the topping 'sits' on it.
Italien
/diˈvano/
masc.autre source · Turkish divan 'council', from Persian dīwān
Sofà is also used.
Portugais
/soˈfa/
masc.emprunté · French sofa
Roumain
/kanaˈpe̯a/
fém.autre source · French canapé (Medieval Latin canapeum, from Greek)
Catalan
/suˈfa/
masc.emprunté · French sofa
Anglais
/ˈsoʊfə/
du latin/français · French sofa
L’ancêtre
Arabic ṣuffa‘raised bench (via Turkish sofa)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Three exotic seats: an Arabic bench, a Turkish council divan (the same dīwān as aduana, customs), and a Greek mosquito net that became English canopy.
Parents anglais: sofa, divan; canopy (kōnōpeîon)