« to speak, to talk » en sept langues
Sensto speak, to talk
Espagnol
/aˈblaɾ/
autre source · Latin FABULĀRĪ 'to chat, tell stories'
Same root as fábula 'fable'; the F- became a silent h.
Français
/paʁle/
héréditaire
Italien
/parˈlare/
héréditaire
Portugais
/faˈlah/
autre source · Latin FABULĀRĪ 'to chat, tell stories'
Roumain
/vorˈbi/
autre source · from vorbă 'word, talk', of disputed origin (Latin VERBA or Slavic)
Catalan
/pərˈla/
héréditaire
Anglais
/spik/
anglais natif · Old English sprecan
L’ancêtre latin
*PARABOLĀRE‘to speak (from Church Latin PARABOLA 'parable, word')’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Both words began as storytelling: French and Italian from the Gospel's PARABOLA 'parable', Spanish from FABULA 'tale'. Portuguese falar shows the same FABULĀRĪ with its f intact.
Parents anglais: parable, parley, parliament, parlour (PARABOLA); fable, fabulous (FABULA)
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- es¿Hablas italiano?
- frTu parles italien ?
- itParli italiano?
- ptVocê fala italiano?
- roVorbești italiană?
- caParles italià?
- enDo you speak Italian?