"familiar" in seven languages
Meaningfamiliar
Spanish
familiar
/famiˈljaɾ/
learned
Also a noun: un familiar is a relative.
French
familier
/familje/
learned
fem.: familière
Also 'informal' for language: un mot familier.
Italian
familiare
/famiˈljare/
learned
Also a noun for a relative: i familiari.
Portuguese
familiar
/familiˈah/
learned
Romanian
familiar
/familiˈar/
learned
Catalan
familiar
/fəmiliˈa/
learned
English
familiar
/fəˈmɪljɚ/
from Latin/French · Old French familier, Latin FAMILIĀRIS
English → ItalianfamiliarfamiliareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
FAMILIĀREM‘of the household’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
What is familiar belongs to the household (FAMILIA). Spanish and Italian keep that sense: un familiar is a family member, not a familiar face.
English relatives: family, familiarity
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In a sentence
- esTu cara me resulta familiar.
- frTon visage me dit quelque chose.
- itLa tua faccia mi sembra familiare.
- ptSeu rosto me parece familiar.
- roFața ta mi se pare cunoscută.
- caLa teva cara em sona.
- enYour face looks familiar.
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