"to look for, to search" in sette lingue
Significatoto look for, to search
Spagnolo
/busˈkaɾ/
altra origine · of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Roman (Corominas)
Francese
/ʃɛʁʃe/
ereditaria
Old French cerchier; the first ch- copied the second.
Italiano
/tʃerˈkare/
ereditaria
Portoghese
/pɾokuˈɾah/
altra origine · Latin PRŌCŪRĀRE 'to take care of'
False friend: Spanish procurar means 'to try'. Buscar is also common in Brazil.
Rumeno
/kəuˈta/
altra origine · probably Latin *CAUTĀRE, from CAVĒRE 'to watch out' (debated)
Catalano
/busˈka/
altra origine · of uncertain origin, possibly pre-Roman
Cercar, CIRCĀRE's heir, is the more formal word.
Inglese
/sɝtʃ/
dal latino/francese · Old French cerchier
L’antenato latino
CIRCĀRE‘to go around’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Searching was walking in circles: CIRCĀRE 'to go around' gave chercher and cercare, and English search. Spanish buscar is unrelated, of unknown parentage.
Parenti inglesi: search (via Old French cerchier), circle, circuit
Imparala
In una frase
- esBusco una farmacia.
- frJe cherche une pharmacie.
- itCerco una farmacia.
- ptEstou procurando uma farmácia.
- roCaut o farmacie.
- caBusco una farmàcia.
- enI'm looking for a pharmacy.