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"discrimination" in seven languages

Meaningdiscrimination

Spanish

discriminación

/diskɾiminaˈθjon/

fem.learned

French

discrimination

/diskʁiminasjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Italian

discriminazione

/diskriminatˈtsjone/

fem.learned

Portuguese

discriminação

/dʒiskɾiminaˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

discriminare

/diskrimiˈnare/

fem.learned

Catalan

discriminació

/diskɾiminəsiˈo/

fem.learned

English

discrimination

/dɪskɹɪməˈneɪʃən/

from Latin/French · Latin DISCRĪMINĀTIŌNEM

English → ItaliandiscriminationdiscriminazioneCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

DISCRĪMINĀTIŌNEM‘a distinguishing (DISCRĪMEN 'dividing line')’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

In Latin it simply meant telling things apart, a sense English keeps in a discriminating palate. The sense of unfair treatment is modern and shared by all four languages.

English relatives: discriminate, discern, discreet

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esLa discriminación laboral es ilegal.
  • frLa discrimination au travail est illégale.
  • itLa discriminazione sul lavoro è illegale.
  • ptA discriminação no trabalho é ilegal.
  • roDiscriminarea la locul de muncă este ilegală.
  • caLa discriminació laboral és il·legal.
  • enDiscrimination at work is illegal.

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