"appointment" in seven languages

Meaningappointment

Spanish

cita

/ˈθita/

fem.other source · Spanish citar 'to summon', from Latin CITĀRE

Also a romantic date and a quotation.

French

rendez-vous

/ʁɑ̃devu/

masc.other source · French rendez-vous 'present yourselves', from se rendre

plural: rendez-vous

Italian

appuntamento

/appuntaˈmento/

masc.other source · Italian appuntare 'to fix, to note down', from punto (Latin PUNCTUM)

Portuguese

consulta

/kõˈsuwtɐ/

fem.other source · Portuguese consultar, from Latin CONSULTĀRE

For a doctor; other appointments are a horário marcado or a compromisso.

Romanian

programare

/proɡraˈmare/

fem.other source · Romanian programa, from French programmer

Catalan

hora

/ˈɔɾə/

fem.other source · Latin HŌRAM 'hour'

To make an appointment is demanar hora.

English

appointment

/əˈpɔɪntmənt/

other source · Old French apointement 'arrangement'

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The story

Three unrelated words: Spanish 'a summons', French 'present yourselves' (borrowed by English as rendezvous), Italian 'a fixing'. Italian appuntamento and English appointment are both built on Latin PUNCTUM 'point'.

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In a sentence

esTengo cita con el médico a las diez.
frJ'ai rendez-vous chez le médecin à dix heures.
itHo un appuntamento dal medico alle dieci.
ptTenho consulta no médico às dez.
roAm programare la doctor la zece.
caTinc hora amb el metge a les deu.
enI have a doctor's appointment at ten.

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