« to sew » en sept langues
Sensto sew
Espagnol
/koˈseɾ/
héréditaire
Do not confuse with cocer 'to cook' (from COQUERE), a homophone in seseo areas.
Français
/kudʁ/
héréditaire
A d grew between s (later lost) and r: *cosre → coudre. Present: je couds, nous cousons.
Italien
/kuˈtʃire/
héréditaire
The c, where the others have s, is irregular.
Portugais
/kostuˈɾah/
héréditaire
From costura 'seam' (*CONSŪTŪRA); coser also exists, but costurar is the everyday verb in Brazil.
Roumain
/ˈko̯ase/
héréditaire
Catalan
/kuˈzi/
héréditaire
Anglais
/soʊ/
parenté indo-européenne · PIE *syuh₁-
L’ancêtre latin
CONSUERE‘to sew together (spoken *COSERE)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
CONSUERE lost its n early, as Latin NS often did (MĒNSAM → mesa), giving spoken *COSERE. English sew and suture are Indo-European cousins.
Parents anglais: suture
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esMi abuela se cose la ropa.
- frMa grand-mère coud ses vêtements elle-même.
- itMia nonna si cuce i vestiti da sola.
- ptMinha avó costura as próprias roupas.
- roBunica își coase singură hainele.
- caLa meva àvia es cus la roba ella mateixa.
- enMy grandmother sews her own clothes.
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