« to look for, to search » en sept langues
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Espagnol
/busˈkaɾ/
autre source · of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Roman (Corominas)
Français
/ʃɛʁʃe/
héréditaire
Old French cerchier; the first ch- copied the second.
Italien
/tʃerˈkare/
héréditaire
Portugais
/pɾokuˈɾah/
autre source · Latin PRŌCŪRĀRE 'to take care of'
False friend: Spanish procurar means 'to try'. Buscar is also common in Brazil.
Roumain
/kəuˈta/
autre source · probably Latin *CAUTĀRE, from CAVĒRE 'to watch out' (debated)
Catalan
/busˈka/
autre source · of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Roman
Cercar, CIRCĀRE's heir, is the more formal word.
Anglais
/sɝtʃ/
du latin/français · Old French cerchier
L’ancêtre latin
CIRCĀRE‘to go around’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Searching was walking in circles: CIRCĀRE 'to go around' gave chercher and cercare, and English search. Spanish buscar is unrelated, of unknown parentage.
Parents anglais: search (via Old French cerchier), circle, circuit
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esBusco una farmacia.
- frJe cherche une pharmacie.
- itCerco una farmacia.
- ptEstou procurando uma farmácia.
- roCaut o farmacie.
- caBusco una farmàcia.
- enI'm looking for a pharmacy.