"pillow" in sette lingue
Significatopillow
Spagnolo
/almoˈada/
f.altra origine · Andalusian Arabic al-muḫádda, from ḫadd 'cheek'
Francese
/ɔʁeje/
m.altra origine · derived from oreille 'ear' (Latin AURICULAM)
Italiano
/kuʃˈʃino/
m.prestito · Old French coissin
Also guanciale, from guancia 'cheek' — the same idea as the Arabic.
Portoghese
/tɾaveˈsejɾu/
m.altra origine · Portuguese travesso 'crosswise' (Latin TRANSVERSUM)
Rumeno
/ˈpernə/
f.altra origine · Slavic, from a word for 'feather' (cf. Old Church Slavonic pero)
Catalano
/kuˈʃi/
m.ereditaria
Inglese
/ˈpɪloʊ/
altra origine · Old English pyle (an early loan from Latin PULVĪNUM)
L’antenato latino
*COXĪNUM‘cushion (from COXA 'hip')’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
The pillow is named after the body part it holds: the cheek in Arabic (and Italian guanciale), the ear in French, the hip for the cushion.
Parenti inglesi: cushion (via French coussin)