"aid (help, assistance)" in seven languages
Meaningaid (help, assistance)
Spanish
ayuda
/aˈʝuda/
fem.inherited
French
aide
/ɛd/
fem.inherited
Italian
aiuto
/aˈjuto/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
ajuda
/aˈʒudɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
ajutor
/aʒuˈtor/
neut.inherited
From ADIŪTŌRIUM 'help', a noun of the same family; the verb is ajuta.
Catalan
ajuda
/əˈʒudə/
fem.inherited
English
aid
/eɪd/
from Latin/French · Old French aide
English → Italianaid (help, assistance)aiutoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ADIŪTĀRE‘to help (the verb behind the nouns)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish voices the t (ayudar), French loses it (aider), Italian keeps it (aiutare). Spanish and French made the noun feminine, Italian masculine: l'aiuto.
English relatives: adjutant, coadjutor, aide
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In a sentence
- esEl país recibe ayuda humanitaria.
- frLe pays reçoit de l'aide humanitaire.
- itIl paese riceve aiuti umanitari.
- ptO país recebe ajuda humanitária.
- roȚara primește ajutor umanitar.
- caEl país rep ajuda humanitària.
- enThe country receives humanitarian aid.
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