"constitutional" in seven languages
Meaningconstitutional
Spanish
constitucional
/konstituθjoˈnal/
learned
French
constitutionnel
/kɔ̃stitysjɔnɛl/
learned
fem.: constitutionnelle
Italian
costituzionale
/kostituttsjoˈnale/
learned
Portuguese
constitucional
/kõstʃitusjoˈnaw/
learned
Romanian
constituțional
/konstitutsioˈnal/
learned
Catalan
constitucional
/kunstitusiuˈnal/
learned
English
constitutional
/ˌkɑnstɪˈtuʃənəl/
from Latin/French · constitution, from Latin CONSTITŪTIŌNEM
English → ItalianconstitutionalcostituzionaleCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CONSTITŪTIŌNEM‘an arrangement, a decree’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Italian drops the n of CON- before s (costituzione, costare), as it does in istante. French doubles the n before the feminine ending.
English relatives: constitution, constitute, institution, statute
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In a sentence
- esEl voto es un derecho constitucional.
- frLe vote est un droit constitutionnel.
- itIl voto è un diritto costituzionale.
- ptO voto é um direito constitucional.
- roVotul este un drept constituțional.
- caEl vot és un dret constitucional.
- enVoting is a constitutional right.
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