"sofa" in sette lingue
Significatosofa
Spagnolo
/soˈfa/
m.prestito · French sofa
Francese
/kanape/
m.altra origine · Medieval Latin canapeum, from Greek kōnōpeîon 'bed with a mosquito net'
Also a canapé, an appetizer on bread — the topping 'sits' on it.
Italiano
/diˈvano/
m.altra origine · Turkish divan 'council', from Persian dīwān
Sofà is also used.
Portoghese
/soˈfa/
m.prestito · French sofa
Rumeno
/kanaˈpe̯a/
f.altra origine · French canapé (Medieval Latin canapeum, from Greek)
Catalano
/suˈfa/
m.prestito · French sofa
Inglese
/ˈsoʊfə/
dal latino/francese · French sofa
L’antenato
Arabic ṣuffa‘raised bench (via Turkish sofa)’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Three exotic seats: an Arabic bench, a Turkish council divan (the same dīwān as aduana, customs), and a Greek mosquito net that became English canopy.
Parenti inglesi: sofa, divan; canopy (kōnōpeîon)