"jumper, sweater" in sette lingue

Significatojumper, sweater

Spagnolo

jersey

/xeɾˈsej/

m.altra origine · English jersey (from the island)

Latin America: suéter.

Francese

pull

/pyl/

m.altra origine · English pullover

Italiano

maglione

/maʎˈʎone/

m.altra origine · augmentative of maglia 'knitwear, mesh' (Latin MACULAM 'spot, mesh')

Portoghese

suéter

/suˈɛteh/

m.altra origine · English sweater

Also blusa de frio in everyday Brazilian.

Rumeno

pulover

/puˈlover/

neutroaltra origine · English pullover (via French or German)

plurale: pulovere

Catalano

jersei

/ʒəɾˈsɛj/

m.altra origine · English jersey (from the island)

Inglese

sweater

/ˈswɛtɚ/

inglese nativa · English sweat + -er

Spanish jersey and French pull are both borrowed from English.

Inglese → Italianojumper, sweatermaglioneNon imparentataOrigini diverse: questa va imparata da zero.Cosa hanno in comune inglese e italiano

La storia

Three unrelated words: Spanish named it after the Channel island famed for knitwear, French clipped English pullover, Italian says 'big knit'.