"carbon (the element)" in sette lingue
Significatocarbon (the element)
Spagnolo
/karˈbono/
m.prestito · French carbone
Carbón is coal; carbono is the element.
Francese
/kaʁbɔn/
m.dotta
A modern chemists' coinage; the inherited word charbon means coal.
Italiano
/karˈbɔnjo/
m.prestito · French carbone
Carbone is coal; carbonio is the element.
Portoghese
/kahˈbonu/
m.prestito · French carbone
Carvão is coal: the inherited CARBŌNEM, with b → v and the -n- lost.
Rumeno
/karˈbon/
neutroprestito · French carbone
Cărbune is coal, the inherited word.
Catalano
/kəɾˈbɔni/
m.prestito · French carbone
Carbó is coal, the inherited word.
Inglese
/ˈkɑɹbən/
dal latino/francese · French carbone
L’antenato latino
CARBŌNEM‘charcoal, coal’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Every sister has two words from CARBŌNEM: the old inherited one for coal (carbón, charbon, carbone) and the modern scientific one for the element. French charbon shows CA turning to cha; the learned carbone does not.
Parenti inglesi: carbonate, carbonize, carburettor
Imparala
In una frase
- esLos diamantes están hechos de carbono.
- frLes diamants sont faits de carbone.
- itI diamanti sono fatti di carbonio.
- ptOs diamantes são feitos de carbono.
- roDiamantele sunt făcute din carbon.
- caEls diamants són de carboni.
- enDiamonds are made of carbon.