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Sensto spit
Espagnol
/eskuˈpiɾ/
autre source · of disputed origin (CONSPUERE has been proposed; Corominas doubts it)
Français
/kʁaʃe/
autre source · imitative (a spoken-Latin or Germanic *krakk-)
Italien
/spuˈtare/
héréditaire
From SPŪTĀRE, the frequentative of SPUERE.
Portugais
/kusˈpih/
héréditaire
From CONSPUERE 'to spit on'.
Roumain
/skujˈpa/
héréditaire
Usually traced to a prefixed spoken-Latin *EXCONSPUERE.
Catalan
/əskuˈpi/
autre source · of disputed origin, shared with Spanish escupir
Anglais
/spɪt/
parenté indo-européenne · PIE *(s)pyeu-
Spew and spittle share the root.
L’ancêtre latin
SPUERE‘to spit (with SPŪTĀRE and CONSPUERE 'to spit on')’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Latin SPUERE sounds like what it means, and so does English spit, its Indo-European cousin. Italian kept SPŪTĀRE and Portuguese CONSPUERE (cuspir); French cracher imitates the hawk before the spit.
Parents anglais: sputum
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esEscupir en el suelo es de mala educación.
- frC'est impoli de cracher par terre.
- itSputare per terra è maleducato.
- ptCuspir no chão é falta de educação.
- roE urât să scuipi pe jos.
- caEscopir a terra és de mal educat.
- enIt's rude to spit on the ground.