"happy" in sette lingue
Significatohappy
Spagnolo
/feˈliθ/
dotta
Contento and alegre are everyday alternatives.
Francese
/øʁø/
altra origine · Old French heur 'luck' (← AUGURIUM 'omen') + -eux
f.: heureuse
Italiano
/feˈlitʃe/
ereditaria
Portoghese
/feˈlis/
dotta
An inherited form would have lost the -l- between vowels, as in dor ← DOLŌREM.
Rumeno
/feriˈtʃit/
ereditaria
Literally 'made happy', from old ferice ← FĒLĪCEM, with the Romanian l → r between vowels.
Catalano
/fəˈlis/
ereditaria
Content is the everyday alternative.
Inglese
/ˈhæpi/
altra origine · hap (Old Norse happ) + -y
Borrowed 'felicity' is the shared word.
L’antenato latino
FĒLĪCEM‘fruitful, lucky, happy’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Happiness was luck in Latin (FĒLĪX first meant 'fruitful') and stayed luck in French: heureux is 'full of heur', a good omen — compare English happy, from hap 'chance'.
Parenti inglesi: felicity, felicitations, Felix
Imparala
In una frase
- esSoy muy feliz aquí.
- frJe suis très heureux ici.
- itSono molto felice qui.
- ptEstou muito feliz aqui.
- roSunt foarte fericit aici.
- caSoc molt feliç aquí.
- enI'm very happy here.