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Senswelcome
Espagnol
/bjenbeˈnido/
héréditaire
Agrees with the guest: bienvenida, bienvenidos.
Français
/bjɛ̃vəny/
héréditaire
Bienvenue serves as the greeting to anyone.
Italien
/benveˈnuto/
héréditaire
Agrees with the guest: benvenuta, benvenuti.
Portugais
/bẽjˈvĩdu/
héréditaire
Roumain
/ˈbine aj veˈnit/
héréditaire
Literally 'well have you come'; to several people, bine ați venit.
Catalan
/bəmbiŋˈgut/
héréditaire
Anglais
/ˈwɛlkəm/
anglais natif · Old English wilcuma
Half a distant cognate: -come is kin to VENĪRE (PIE *gʷem-), but wel- was originally "will, desire", later reshaped as "well".
L’ancêtre latin
BENE + VENĪRE‘well + to come’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
Built the same way in all three: 'well' plus the past participle of 'to come'. English welcome looks parallel but is native Old English, not a borrowing.
Parents anglais: benefit, benevolent; venue, advent, convene
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- es¡Bienvenidos a Roma!
- frBienvenue à Rome !
- itBenvenuti a Roma!
- ptBem-vindos a Roma!
- roBine ați venit la Roma!
- caBenvinguts a Roma!
- enWelcome to Rome!
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