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"income" in seven languages

Meaningincome

Spanish

ingresos

/inˈgɾesos/

masc.other source · learned, Latin INGRESSUM 'an entering'

Usually plural; renta is income for tax purposes.

French

revenu

/ʁəvny/

masc.other source · revenir 'to come back', from Latin REVENĪRE

Italian

reddito

/ˈrɛddito/

masc.other source · Latin REDDITUM 'given back' (REDDERE)

Portuguese

renda

/ˈhẽdɐ/

fem.other source · render 'to yield', from Latin REDDERE (spoken *RENDERE)

European Portuguese says rendimento; there renda is mostly 'rent'.

Romanian

venit

/veˈnit/

neut.other source · past participle of veni 'to come' (Latin VENĪRE)

Catalan

ingressos

/iŋˈɡɾesus/

masc.other source · learned, Latin INGRESSUM 'an entering'

English

income

/ˈɪnkʌm/

native English · in + come

English → ItalianincomeredditoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The story

English income is what 'comes in'; Spanish ingresos are 'entries', French revenu is what 'comes back', Italian reddito what is 'given back'. Four images, no shared word.

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In a sentence

  • esSus ingresos se han duplicado.
  • frLeurs revenus ont doublé.
  • itIl loro reddito è raddoppiato.
  • ptA renda deles dobrou.
  • roVeniturile lor s-au dublat.
  • caEls seus ingressos s'han duplicat.
  • enTheir income has doubled.

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