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Espagnol

matar

/maˈtaɾ/

autre source · of disputed origin (Latin *MATTĀRE 'to knock down' and Arabic māt 'dead' have both been proposed)

Français

tuer

/tɥe/

autre source · Latin TŪTĀRĪ 'to protect', by way of 'to quench, snuff out (a fire)'

Italien

uccidere

/utˈtʃidere/

héréditaire

Portugais

matar

/maˈtah/

autre source · of disputed origin (Latin *MATTĀRE 'to knock down' and Arabic māt 'dead' have both been proposed)

Roumain

omorî

/omoˈrɨ/

autre source · Old Church Slavonic umoriti 'to kill'

Romanian also has ucide, from OCCĪDERE like Italian uccidere — the word of crime reports.

Catalan

matar

/məˈta/

autre source · of disputed origin (Latin *MATTĀRE 'to knock down' and Arabic māt 'dead' have both been proposed)

Anglais

kill

/kɪl/

anglais natif · Middle English cullen, killen, probably from Old English

Anglais → Italiento killuccidereSans lienSources différentes — celui-ci s’apprend de zéro. Mais l’anglais a des mots apparentés : homicide, suicide, decide (from CAEDERE, the root inside OCCĪDERE).Ce que partagent le anglais et le italien

L’ancêtre latin

OCCĪDERE‘to strike down, to kill (OB + CAEDERE 'to cut')’

Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.

L’histoire

Only Italian kept the Latin verb. French tuer began as 'to protect' a fire by banking it, then 'to put out', then 'to kill'; Spanish matar is a long-standing etymological puzzle.

Parents anglais: homicide, suicide, decide (from CAEDERE, the root inside OCCĪDERE)

L’apprendre

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Dans une phrase

esLa helada mató las plantas.
frLe gel a tué les plantes.
itIl gelo ha ucciso le piante.
ptA geada matou as plantas.
roGerul a omorât plantele.
caLa gelada va matar les plantes.
enThe frost killed the plants.

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