"welcome" in sette lingue
Significatowelcome
Spagnolo
/bjenbeˈnido/
ereditaria
Agrees with the guest: bienvenida, bienvenidos.
Francese
/bjɛ̃vəny/
ereditaria
Bienvenue serves as the greeting to anyone.
Italiano
/benveˈnuto/
ereditaria
Agrees with the guest: benvenuta, benvenuti.
Portoghese
/bẽjˈvĩdu/
ereditaria
Rumeno
/ˈbine aj veˈnit/
ereditaria
Literally 'well have you come'; to several people, bine ați venit.
Catalano
/bəmbiŋˈgut/
ereditaria
Inglese
/ˈwɛlkəm/
inglese nativa · Old English wilcuma
Half a distant cognate: -come is kin to VENĪRE (PIE *gʷem-), but wel- was originally "will, desire", later reshaped as "well".
L’antenato latino
BENE + VENĪRE‘well + to come’
Tutte e sei le sorelle discendono da questa parola, salvo diversa indicazione qui sotto.
La storia
Built the same way in all three: 'well' plus the past participle of 'to come'. English welcome looks parallel but is native Old English, not a borrowing.
Parenti inglesi: benefit, benevolent; venue, advent, convene
Imparala
In una frase
- es¡Bienvenidos a Roma!
- frBienvenue à Rome !
- itBenvenuti a Roma!
- ptBem-vindos a Roma!
- roBine ați venit la Roma!
- caBenvinguts a Roma!
- enWelcome to Rome!
Altro in "Saluti e cortesia"
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- OK, agreedde acuerdod'accordd'accordocombinadode acordd'acord
- bless you (after a sneeze)¡Jesús!à tes souhaits !salute!saúde!sănătate!Jesús!
- enjoy your meal¡buen provecho!bon appétitbuon appetitobom apetitepoftă bunăbon profit
- kissbesobaiserbaciobeijosărutpetó
- good luckbuena suertebonne chancebuona fortunaboa sortesuccesbona sort