"development" in seven languages
Meaningdevelopment
Spanish
/desaˈroʝo/
masc.other source · Spanish desarrollar 'to unroll', from rollo 'roll' (Latin ROTULUM)
French
/devlɔpmɑ̃/
masc.inherited
Italian
/zviˈluppo/
masc.other source · Italian sviluppare 'to untangle', from viluppo 'tangle' (of uncertain origin)
Portuguese
/dezẽvowviˈmẽtu/
masc.other source · Portuguese desenvolver 'to unwrap', from envolver (Latin INVOLVERE)
Romanian
/dezvolˈtare/
fem.other source · Romanian dezvolta, a calque of French développer
Catalan
/dəzəmbulupəˈmen/
masc.other source · Catalan desenvolupar, from envolupar 'to wrap' (the same obscure root as French envelopper)
English
/dɪˈvɛləpmənt/
from Latin/French · French développement
The ancestor
Old French desveloper‘to unwrap (from voloper 'to wrap', of uncertain origin)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Three different words, one image: to develop is to unwrap (French), unroll (Spanish) or untangle (Italian). English envelope is the 'wrapping' half of the French pair.
English relatives: develop, envelope
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In a sentence
- esEl turismo ayuda al desarrollo de la región.
- frLe tourisme aide au développement de la région.
- itIl turismo aiuta lo sviluppo della regione.
- ptO turismo ajuda o desenvolvimento da região.
- roTurismul ajută dezvoltarea regiunii.
- caEl turisme ajuda el desenvolupament de la regió.
- enTourism helps the development of the region.