"frame (of a picture)" in seven languages

Meaningframe (of a picture)

Spanish

marco

/ˈmaɾko/

masc.other source · Germanic *marka 'mark, boundary'

French

cadre

/kadʁ/

masc.other source · Italian quadro 'square' (Latin QUADRUM)

Also 'setting' and 'executive' (un cadre supérieur).

Italian

cornice

/korˈnitʃe/

fem.other source · of uncertain origin

Portuguese

moldura

/mowˈduɾɐ/

fem.other source · molde 'mould', ultimately from Latin MODULUM 'small measure'

Romanian

ramă

/ˈramə/

fem.other source · German Rahmen

Catalan

marc

/mark/

masc.other source · Germanic *marka 'mark, boundary'

English

frame

/fɹeɪm/

native English · Old English framian

English → Italianframe (of a picture)corniceNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: cadre, quadrant (from QUADRUM).What English and Italian share

The story

Three unrelated words: French cadre is Italian quadro 'square', which in Italian itself now means 'painting' — so the frame went to France and the picture stayed home.

English relatives: cadre, quadrant (from QUADRUM)

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In a sentence

esCompré un marco para la foto.
frJ'ai acheté un cadre pour la photo.
itHo comprato una cornice per la foto.
ptComprei uma moldura para a foto.
roAm cumpărat o ramă pentru fotografie.
caHe comprat un marc per a la foto.
enI bought a frame for the photo.

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