« to sit down » en sept langues
Sensto sit down
Espagnol
/senˈtaɾse/
autre source · Vulgar Latin *SEDENTĀRE, from SEDENS 'sitting' (SEDĒRE)
Estar sentado is 'to be sitting'.
Français
/saswaʁ/
autre source · Latin ASSIDĒRE 'to sit by' (AD + SEDĒRE)
Être assis is 'to be sitting'.
Italien
/seˈdersi/
héréditaire
Stare seduto is 'to be sitting'.
Portugais
/sẽˈtahsi/
autre source · Vulgar Latin *SEDENTĀRE, from SEDENS 'sitting' (SEDĒRE)
Roumain
/se aʃeˈza/
autre source · Vulgar Latin *ASSEDIĀRE (from SEDĒRE)
Catalan
/ˈsɛwɾə/
héréditaire
The prefixed asseure's (ASSIDĒRE, like French s'asseoir) is common too.
Anglais
/sɪt/
parenté indo-européenne · PIE *sed-
Native sit is a textbook distant cognate of Latin SEDĒRE.
L’ancêtre latin
SEDĒRE‘to sit’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
All three are built on SEDĒRE, but only Italian uses the plain verb; Spanish took a longer form from its participle, French a prefixed one. English sit is the same Indo-European root, inherited the Germanic way.
Parents anglais: sedentary, session, preside, reside, sediment
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esSiéntate, por favor.
- frAssieds-toi, s'il te plaît.
- itSiediti, per favore.
- ptSente-se, por favor.
- roAșază-te, te rog.
- caSeu, si us plau.
- enSit down, please.
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