"soon" in sette lingue
Significatosoon
Spagnolo
/ˈpɾonto/
altra origine · Latin PROMPTUM 'ready, at hand'
Hasta pronto: 'see you soon'. Presto survives only in literary style.
Francese
/bjɛ̃to/
altra origine · bien 'well' + tôt 'early' (Latin TOSTUM 'scorched')
À bientôt: 'see you soon'.
Italiano
/ˈprɛsto/
ereditaria
Also 'early' and 'quickly'. Pronto means 'ready' — and 'hello?' on the phone.
Portoghese
/ˈlɔɡu/
altra origine · Latin LOCŌ 'on the spot'
Em breve is the more formal 'soon'.
Rumeno
/kuˈrɨnd/
altra origine · Latin CURRENDŌ 'by running'
Catalano
/əbiˈat/
altra origine · probably a via 'on the way' (Latin VIA)
Inglese
/sun/
inglese nativa · Old English sōna 'at once'
Attenzione: falsi amici
pronto (Italiano) significa “ready; 'hello?' on the phone” · pronto (Spagnolo) significa “soon, early”
Both from Latin PROMPTUM 'brought out, at hand'. Italian kept 'ready'; Spanish moved to 'soon' (though some Latin American Spanish, as in Uruguay, uses pronto for 'ready').
prêt (Francese) significa “ready” · presto (Italiano) significa “soon, early”
Both from Latin PRAESTŌ 'at hand' (Late Latin adjective PRAESTUS). French kept 'ready'; Italian 'right away' → 'soon'. The two languages crossed with pronto.
L’antenato latino
PRAESTŌ‘at hand, ready’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Two Latin words for 'ready' swapped jobs: Italian presto and Spanish pronto both mean 'soon', while Italian pronto means 'ready'. French built its own: 'well early', bientôt.
Parenti inglesi: presto (music); prompt (from PROMPTUM)
Imparala
In una frase
- es¡Hasta pronto!
- frÀ bientôt !
- itA presto!
- ptAté logo!
- roPe curând!
- caFins aviat!
- enSee you soon!