"journalist" in seven languages
Meaningjournalist
Spanish
/peɾjoˈdista/
masc.other source · Spanish periódico 'newspaper', from Greek periodikós 'recurring'
Same form for a woman: la periodista.
French
/ʒuʁnalist/
masc.inherited
Same form for a woman: la journaliste.
Italian
/dʒornaˈlista/
masc.borrowed · French journaliste
Same form for a woman: la giornalista.
Portuguese
/ʒohnaˈlistɐ/
masc.borrowed · French journaliste
Romanian
/ʒurnaˈlist/
masc.borrowed · French journaliste
Catalan
/pəɾiuˈdistə/
masc.other source · periòdic 'newspaper', from Greek periodikós 'recurring'
English
/ˈdʒɝnəlɪst/
from Latin/French · French journaliste
The Latin ancestor
DIURNĀLEM‘daily (DIĒS 'day')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A journal is a 'daily': DIURNĀLIS gave French journal and Italian giornale. Spanish names the newspaper for its regular periods instead, periódico.
English relatives: journal, journey, diurnal
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In a sentence
- esLa periodista hizo una pregunta al ministro.
- frLa journaliste a posé une question au ministre.
- itLa giornalista ha fatto una domanda al ministro.
- ptA jornalista fez uma pergunta ao ministro.
- roJurnalista i-a pus o întrebare ministrului.
- caLa periodista va fer una pregunta al ministre.
- enThe journalist asked the minister a question.
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