"documentary (film)" in seven languages
Meaningdocumentary (film)
Spanish
documental
/dokumenˈtal/
masc.learned
French
documentaire
/dɔkymɑ̃tɛʁ/
masc.learned
Italian
documentario
/dokumenˈtarjo/
masc.learned
Portuguese
documentário
/dokumẽˈtaɾju/
masc.learned
Romanian
documentar
/dokumenˈtar/
neut.learned
Catalan
documental
/dukumənˈtal/
masc.learned
English
documentary
/dɑkjəˈmɛntəɹi/
from Latin/French · French documentaire
English → Italiandocumentary (film)documentarioCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DOCUMENTUM‘lesson, example (DOCĒRE 'to teach')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A DOCUMENTUM was something that teaches; a documentary still does. Note the three endings: Spanish -al, French -aire, Italian -ario.
English relatives: document, doctor, doctrine, docile
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In a sentence
- esVimos un documental sobre las ballenas.
- frOn a regardé un documentaire sur les baleines.
- itAbbiamo visto un documentario sulle balene.
- ptAssistimos a um documentário sobre baleias.
- roAm văzut un documentar despre balene.
- caVam veure un documental sobre les balenes.
- enWe watched a documentary about whales.
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