"nothing" in sette lingue
Significatonothing
Spagnolo
/ˈnada/
altra origine · Latin (RĒS) NĀTA '(a thing) born, anything at all'
Francese
/ʁjɛ̃/
altra origine · Latin RĒM 'thing'
Needs ne: je ne vois rien.
Italiano
/ˈnjɛnte/
altra origine · probably Latin NEC ENTEM 'not a being'
Also nulla (Latin NULLA 'no things').
Portoghese
/ˈnadɐ/
altra origine · Latin (RĒS) NĀTA '(a thing) born, anything at all'
Rumeno
/niˈmik/
altra origine · probably Latin NE MICA 'not a crumb'
Catalano
/res/
altra origine · Latin RĒM 'thing'
Like French rien, it means 'nothing' only with a negation: no veig res.
Inglese
/ˈnʌθɪŋ/
inglese nativa · Old English nān þing
La storia
Ironically, French 'nothing' is Latin 'thing', and Spanish 'nothing' is 'anything born': both became negative by keeping company with a negation (ne … rien, no … nada).
Imparala
In una frase
- esNo veo nada.
- frJe ne vois rien.
- itNon vedo niente.
- ptNão vejo nada.
- roNu văd nimic.
- caNo veig res.
- enI don't see anything.