"blind" in seven languages
Meaningblind
Spanish
ciego
/ˈθjego/
inherited
French
aveugle
/avœgl/
other source · Medieval Latin AB OCULIS 'without eyes'
Italian
cieco
/ˈtʃɛko/
inherited
Portuguese
cego
/ˈsɛgu/
inherited
Romanian
orb
/orb/
other source · Latin ORBUM 'bereft' (inherited)
Catalan
cec
/sɛk/
inherited
English
blind
/blaɪnd/
native English · Old English blind
English → ItalianblindciecoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CAECUM‘blind’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
CAECUS, its AE said as an open e, broke into ie in Spanish (ciego) and gave Italian cieco. French aveugle is AB OCULĪS, 'away from the eyes' — the OCULUS of œil.
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In a sentence
- esEl hombre ciego camina con su perro.
- frL'homme aveugle marche avec son chien.
- itL'uomo cieco cammina con il suo cane.
- ptO homem cego anda com o seu cachorro.
- roBărbatul orb merge cu câinele lui.
- caL'home cec camina amb el seu gos.
- enThe blind man walks with his dog.