"and" in seven languages
Meaningand
Spanish
y
/i/
inherited
Becomes e before an i- sound: padre e hijo.
French
et
/e/
inherited
The t is never pronounced, not even in liaison.
Italian
e
/e/
inherited
Often ed before a vowel: ed io.
Portuguese
e
/i/
inherited
Romanian
și
/ʃi/
other source · Latin SĪC 'thus, so'
Catalan
i
/i/
inherited
English
and
/ænd/
native English · Old English and
English → ItalianandeNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: et cetera, &.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
ET‘and’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The ampersand & is a ligature of the letters e and t. French still spells the Latin t it no longer says.
English relatives: et cetera, &
Learn it
In a sentence
- esPan y vino.
- frDu pain et du vin.
- itPane e vino.
- ptPão e vinho.
- roPâine și vin.
- caPa i vi.
- enBread and wine.