« to thank » en sept langues
Sensto thank
Espagnol
/aɡɾadeˈθeɾ/
héréditaire
Takes the thing as object: agradecer la ayuda.
Français
/ʁəmɛʁsje/
autre source · merci 'mercy; thanks', from Latin MERCĒDEM 'wages'
Italien
/ringratˈtsjare/
héréditaire
Built on grazia, as in grazie.
Portugais
/aɡɾadeˈseh/
héréditaire
Roumain
/multsuˈmi/
autre source · a Romanian formation, apparently on mult 'much' (Latin MULTUM)
Mulțumesc is 'thank you'.
Catalan
/əɡɾəˈi/
héréditaire
Anglais
/θæŋk/
anglais natif · Old English þancian
L’ancêtre latin
GRĀTUM‘pleasing; grateful’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Spanish, Portuguese and Catalan thank by making someone 'pleased' (agradecer, agrair, from GRĀTUM, like gracias); Italian builds on grazia. French remercier rests on merci, whose ancestor MERCĒDEM meant 'wages': thanks as payment. Romanian mulțumi is built on mult 'much'.
Parents anglais: grateful, gratitude, gratis
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esQuiero agradecerte tu ayuda.
- frJe veux te remercier pour ton aide.
- itVoglio ringraziarti per il tuo aiuto.
- ptQuero agradecer pela sua ajuda.
- roVreau să-ți mulțumesc pentru ajutor.
- caEt vull agrair l'ajuda.
- enI want to thank you for your help.