« wallet » en sept langues
Senswallet
Espagnol
/kaɾˈteɾa/
fém.autre source · carta 'paper, letter' (Latin CHARTAM) + -era
In much of Latin America billetera; there a cartera is a handbag.
Français
/pɔʁtəfœj/
masc.héréditaire
Also a minister's portfolio and an investment portfolio.
Italien
/portaˈfɔʎʎo/
masc.héréditaire
Also portafogli; built from portare + foglio, perhaps on the French model.
Portugais
/kaɾˈtejɾɐ/
fém.autre source · carta 'paper, letter' (Latin CHARTAM) + -eira
Also a school desk and an ID card (carteira de identidade).
Roumain
/portoˈfel/
neutreemprunté · French portefeuille
Catalan
/kəɾˈteɾə/
fém.autre source · carta 'paper, letter' (Latin CHARTAM) + -era
Anglais
/ˈwɑlɪt/
anglais natif · Middle English walet (origin uncertain)
L’ancêtre latin
PORTĀRE + FOLIUM‘to carry + leaf (of paper)’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
A wallet was a 'leaf-carrier' for papers and banknotes: portefeuille, portafoglio (English portfolio is the Italian), with the LI of FOLIUM as ill and gli. Iberia named it after the paper itself, carta plus the -ĀRIA suffix.
Parents anglais: portfolio, foliage, folio
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esMe he dejado la cartera en casa.
- frJ'ai oublié mon portefeuille à la maison.
- itHo lasciato il portafoglio a casa.
- ptEsqueci a carteira em casa.
- roMi-am uitat portofelul acasă.
- caM'he deixat la cartera a casa.
- enI left my wallet at home.