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"item (thing for sale, entry in a list)" in seven languages

Meaningitem (thing for sale, entry in a list)

Spanish

artículo

/aɾˈtikulo/

masc.learned

French

article

/aʁtikl/

masc.learned

Italian

articolo

/arˈtikolo/

masc.learned

Portuguese

artigo

/ahˈtʃigu/

masc.learned

The inherited descendant of ARTICULUM is artelho 'ankle, knuckle'.

Romanian

produs

/proˈdus/

neut.other source · Latin PRŌDUCTUM 'brought forth' (learned)

Articol is an article in a newspaper or a law.

Catalan

article

/ərˈtiklə/

masc.learned

English

item

/ˈaɪtəm/

other source · Latin ITEM 'likewise'

English → Italianitem (thing for sale, entry in a list)articoloNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: article, articulate.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

ARTICULUM‘small joint; division’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

English item is the Latin adverb 'likewise', which opened each line of an inventory. The sisters say 'article', a little joint in a list.

English relatives: article, articulate

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In a sentence

  • esEste artículo está rebajado.
  • frCet article est en promotion.
  • itQuesto articolo è in saldo.
  • ptEste artigo está em promoção.
  • roProdusul acesta e la reducere.
  • caAquest article està rebaixat.
  • enThis item is on sale.

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