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"exhibition" in seven languages

Meaningexhibition

Spanish

exposición

/eksposiˈθjon/

fem.learned

French

exposition

/ɛkspozisjɔ̃/

fem.learned

Italian

mostra

/ˈmostra/

fem.other source · mostrare, from Latin MONSTRĀRE 'to show'

Esposizione exists too, mostly for large fairs.

Portuguese

exposição

/espoziˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

expoziție

/ekspoˈzitsie/

fem.learned

Catalan

exposició

/əkspuziˈsjo/

fem.learned

English

exhibition

/ɛksəˈbɪʃən/

other source · Latin EXHIBITIŌNEM, via Old French

English → ItalianexhibitionmostraNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: exposition, expose, exposure; demonstrate (it).What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

EXPOSITIŌNEM‘a setting out, display (EXPŌNERE)’

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

The story

Spanish and French 'set out' their art (exposición, exposition); Italian simply 'shows' it (mostra, from the MONSTRĀRE behind demonstrate). English chose a third Latin word, EXHIBITIŌ 'a holding out'.

English relatives: exposition, expose, exposure; demonstrate (it)

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esVimos una exposición de Picasso.
  • frNous avons vu une exposition Picasso.
  • itAbbiamo visto una mostra di Picasso.
  • ptVimos uma exposição do Picasso.
  • roAm văzut o expoziție Picasso.
  • caVam veure una exposició de Picasso.
  • enWe saw a Picasso exhibition.

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