"kingdom" in seven languages
Meaningkingdom
Spanish
reino
/ˈrejno/
masc.inherited
French
royaume
/ʁwajom/
masc.other source · probably Latin REGIMEN 'rule', reshaped after royal
Italian
regno
/ˈreɲɲo/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
reino
/ˈhejnu/
masc.inherited
Romanian
regat
/reˈgat/
neut.other source · Romanian rege 'king' (Latin RĒGEM) + the suffix -at
Catalan
regne
/ˈrɛŋnə/
masc.learned
English
kingdom
/ˈkɪŋdəm/
native English · Old English cyningdōm
English → ItaliankingdomregnoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: reign, interregnum.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
REGNUM‘royal power, kingdom’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish and Italian keep REGNUM; French royaume has been reshaped to match royal. English has REGNUM too, as reign.
English relatives: reign, interregnum
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In a sentence
- esVive en el Reino Unido.
- frIl habite au Royaume-Uni.
- itVive nel Regno Unito.
- ptEle mora no Reino Unido.
- roLocuiește în Regatul Unit.
- caViu al Regne Unit.
- enHe lives in the United Kingdom.