"distance" in seven languages
Meaningdistance
Spanish
distancia
/disˈtanθja/
fem.learned
French
distance
/distɑ̃s/
fem.learned
Italian
distanza
/disˈtantsa/
fem.learned
Portuguese
distância
/dʒisˈtɐ̃siɐ/
fem.learned
Romanian
distanță
/disˈtantsə/
fem.learned
Catalan
distància
/disˈtansiə/
fem.learned
English
distance
/ˈdɪstəns/
from Latin/French · Old French distance
English → ItaliandistancedistanzaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DISTANTIAM‘a standing apart (DISTĀRE)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
DISTĀRE was 'to stand apart'. Spanish keeps a learned -ancia, French -ance, and Italian -anza, the ending of speranza and potenza.
English relatives: distant, distance
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In a sentence
- es¿Qué distancia hay entre Roma y Florencia?
- frQuelle distance y a-t-il entre Rome et Florence ?
- itChe distanza c'è tra Roma e Firenze?
- ptQual é a distância entre Roma e Florença?
- roCe distanță e între Roma și Florența?
- caQuina distància hi ha entre Roma i Florència?
- enWhat's the distance between Rome and Florence?
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