"to earn, to win" in sette lingue
Significatoto earn, to win
Spagnolo
/gaˈnaɾ/
altra origine · probably Gothic *ganan 'to covet', crossed with the *waidanjan family
Francese
/gaɲe/
ereditaria
Italiano
/gwadaɲˈɲare/
ereditaria
To win a game is vincere; guadagnare is to earn or gain.
Portoghese
/ɡɐˈɲah/
altra origine · probably Gothic *ganan 'to covet', crossed with the *waidanjan family
Rumeno
/kɨʃtiˈɡa/
altra origine · Latin CASTĪGĀRE 'to chastise, correct'
Catalano
/ɡwəˈɲa/
ereditaria
The gu- keeps the Germanic w-, as Italian guadagnare does.
Inglese
/ɝn/
inglese nativa · Old English earnian
Borrowed 'gain' (Old French gaaignier) is the shared word.
L’antenato
Frankish *waidanjan‘to graze, to hunt for food’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Earning began as foraging: a Germanic verb for finding pasture or game. Italian still shows the w as gu- (guadagnare); French reduced it to plain g-. Spanish ganar is probably from a different Germanic verb that merged with it.
Leggi fonetiche all’opera
Imparala
In una frase
- esGana poco.
- frIl gagne peu.
- itGuadagna poco.
- ptEle ganha pouco.
- roCâștigă puțin.
- caGuanya poc.
- enHe earns little.