"acid" in seven languages
Meaningacid
Spanish
ácido
/ˈaθido/
masc.learned
French
acide
/asid/
masc.learned
Italian
acido
/ˈatʃido/
masc.learned
Also the everyday adjective 'sour': il latte è acido.
Portuguese
ácido
/ˈasidu/
masc.learned
Romanian
acid
/aˈtʃid/
masc.learned
Catalan
àcid
/ˈasit/
masc.learned
English
acid
/ˈæsɪd/
from Latin/French · French acide, from Latin ACIDUS
English → ItalianacidacidoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ACIDUM‘sour, sharp’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A learned word that still shows the three fates of c before i: Spanish [θ], French [s], Italian [tʃ]. For 'sour' Spanish and French prefer agrio and aigre.
English relatives: acidic, acidity
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In a sentence
- esEl zumo de limón contiene ácido cítrico.
- frLe jus de citron contient de l'acide citrique.
- itIl succo di limone contiene acido citrico.
- ptO suco de limão contém ácido cítrico.
- roSucul de lămâie conține acid citric.
- caEl suc de llimona conté àcid cítric.
- enLemon juice contains citric acid.
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