"environmental" in seven languages
Meaningenvironmental
Spanish
medioambiental
/medjoambjenˈtal/
learned
Ambiental alone is also common.
French
environnemental
/ɑ̃viʁɔnmɑ̃tal/
other source · French environnement, from environ 'around'
Italian
ambientale
/ambjenˈtale/
learned
Portuguese
ambiental
/ɐ̃bjẽˈtaw/
learned
Romanian
de mediu
/de ˈmedju/
other source · mediu 'environment', from Latin MEDIUM 'middle' (modelled on French milieu)
Catalan
ambiental
/əmbiənˈtal/
learned
English
environmental
/ɪnvaɪɹənˈmɛntəl/
other source · environment, from French environ 'around'
English → ItalianenvironmentalambientaleNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: ambient, ambience.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
AMBIENTEM‘going around, surrounding (AMBĪRE)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The same split as the noun: Spanish and Italian build on learned AMBIENS 'surrounding', French and English on environ 'around'.
English relatives: ambient, ambience
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In a sentence
- esLa contaminación es un grave problema medioambiental.
- frLa pollution est un grave problème environnemental.
- itL'inquinamento è un grave problema ambientale.
- ptA poluição é um problema ambiental sério.
- roPoluarea este o problemă de mediu gravă.
- caLa contaminació és un problema ambiental greu.
- enPollution is a serious environmental problem.