"different" in seven languages
Meaningdifferent
Spanish
diferente
/difeˈɾente/
learned
Distinto is just as common.
French
différent
/difeʁɑ̃/
learned
Italian
diverso
/diˈvɛrso/
other source · Latin DĪVERSUM 'turned aside', learned
Differente exists but is less common.
Portuguese
diferente
/dʒifeˈɾẽtʃi/
learned
Romanian
diferit
/difeˈrit/
other source · participle of diferi 'to differ' ← French différer (Latin DIFFERRE)
Catalan
diferent
/difəˈɾen/
learned
English
different
/ˈdɪfɹənt/
from Latin/French · Old French different, from Latin
English → ItaliandifferentdiversoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: differ, difference, defer.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DIFFERENTEM‘differing (from DIFFERRE)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Easy for English speakers in Spanish and French. Italian prefers diverso — and French divers and Spanish diverso lean towards 'various', so 'diverses raisons' are 'several reasons'.
English relatives: differ, difference, defer
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In a sentence
- esSomos muy diferentes.
- frNous sommes très différents.
- itSiamo molto diversi.
- ptSomos muito diferentes.
- roSuntem foarte diferiți.
- caSom molt diferents.
- enWe are very different.
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