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Sensyellow
Espagnol
/amaˈɾiʝo/
autre source · Late Latin AMĀRELLUM 'slightly bitter' (diminutive of AMĀRUS); the link to the colour is probably bile
Français
/ʒon/
héréditaire
Old French jalne: the l vocalized to u.
Italien
/ˈdʒallo/
emprunté · Old French jalne
Also a crime novel, after the yellow covers of a famous series.
Portugais
/amaˈɾɛlu/
autre source · Late Latin AMĀRELLUM 'slightly bitter' (diminutive of AMĀRUS)
Roumain
/ˈɡalben/
héréditaire
Romanian kept GALBINUM directly, without passing through French.
Catalan
/ɡɾɔk/
autre source · Latin CROCUM 'saffron' (from Greek krókos)
Anglais
/ˈjɛloʊ/
anglais natif · Old English geolu
L’ancêtre latin
GALBINUM‘yellowish green’
Les six sœurs en descendent, sauf indication contraire ci-dessous.
L’histoire
French and Italian share one word (Italian borrowed it from Old French); Spanish amarillo is unrelated, from 'a bit bitter'.
Lois phonétiques à l’œuvre
L’apprendre
Dans une phrase
- esLos limones son amarillos.
- frLes citrons sont jaunes.
- itI limoni sono gialli.
- ptOs limões-sicilianos são amarelos.
- roLămâile sunt galbene.
- caLes llimones són grogues.
- enLemons are yellow.