"house, home" in seven languages
Meaninghouse, home
Spanish
casa
/ˈkasa/
fem.inherited
French
maison
/mɛzɔ̃/
fem.other source · Latin MANSIŌNEM 'a stay, lodging'
Italian
casa
/ˈkasa/
fem.inherited
Northern Italians say ˈkaza, with a voiced s.
Portuguese
casa
/ˈkazɐ/
fem.inherited
Romanian
casă
/ˈkasə/
fem.inherited
Catalan
casa
/ˈkazə/
fem.inherited
English
house
/haʊs/
native English · Old English hūs
English → Italianhouse, homecasaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: casino (Italian 'little house'); mansion, manor (from MANSIŌNEM).What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CASAM‘hut, cottage’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A humble Latin hut became the house in Spanish and Italian. French chose MANSIŌNEM instead — but kept CASA hidden in chez 'at the home of'.
English relatives: casino (Italian 'little house'); mansion, manor (from MANSIŌNEM)
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In a sentence
- esMe voy a casa.
- frJe rentre à la maison.
- itVado a casa.
- ptVou para casa.
- roMerg acasă.
- caMe'n vaig a casa.
- enI'm going home.