"godfather" in seven languages
Meaninggodfather
Spanish
padrino
/paˈdɾino/
masc.inherited
Also the best man at a wedding.
French
parrain
/paʁɛ̃/
masc.inherited
Italian
padrino
/paˈdrino/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
padrinho
/paˈdɾiɲu/
masc.inherited
Romanian
naș
/naʃ/
masc.other source · of uncertain origin
Also the best man at a wedding.
Catalan
padrí
/pəˈdɾi/
masc.inherited
English
godfather
/ˈgɑdfɑðɚ/
Indo-European kin · PIE *ph₂tḗr (father ~ PATER, the base of PATRĪNUM)
English → ItaliangodfatherpadrinoDistant cognateRelated only through Indo-European, thousands of years back (night ~ noche).What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
*PATRĪNUM‘'little father', sponsor at baptism’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A 'little father' in all three; French assimilated tr to rr (parrain). The film The Godfather is Il padrino in Italy and El padrino in Spain.
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In a sentence
- esMi padrino me regaló un reloj.
- frMon parrain m'a offert une montre.
- itIl mio padrino mi ha regalato un orologio.
- ptMeu padrinho me deu um relógio.
- roNașul meu mi-a dăruit un ceas.
- caEl meu padrí em va regalar un rellotge.
- enMy godfather gave me a watch.
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