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"easily" in seven languages

Meaningeasily

Spanish

fácilmente

/faθilˈmente/

learned

French

facilement

/fasilmɑ̃/

learned

Italian

facilmente

/fatʃilˈmente/

learned

Portuguese

facilmente

/fasiwˈmẽtʃi/

learned

Romanian

ușor

/uˈʃor/

other source · of uncertain origin

The adjective 'easy, light' doubles as the adverb.

Catalan

fàcilment

/ˈfasilmen/

learned

English

easily

/ˈizəli/

other source · easy (Old French aisié) + -ly

English → ItalianeasilyfacilmenteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: facile, facilitate, facility.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

FACILEM‘doable, easy (FACERE 'to do')’

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

The story

The sisters add -mente / -ment, from Latin MENTE 'with a mind', to their learned word for 'easy'. English easy is French too, but from aise 'comfort', not FACILIS.

English relatives: facile, facilitate, facility

Sound laws at work

Adverbs in -mente / -ment

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In a sentence

  • esSe puede llegar fácilmente a pie.
  • frOn peut facilement y aller à pied.
  • itCi si arriva facilmente a piedi.
  • ptDá para chegar facilmente a pé.
  • roPoți ajunge ușor pe jos.
  • caS'hi pot arribar fàcilment a peu.
  • enYou can easily get there on foot.

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