"lane (of a road)" in seven languages

Meaninglane (of a road)

Spanish

carril

/kaˈril/

masc.other source · carro 'cart' (Latin CARRUM)

Also a railway rail.

French

voie

/vwa/

fem.other source · Latin VIAM 'way'

Also a railway track.

Italian

corsia

/korˈsia/

fem.other source · related to corso 'course' (Latin CURSUM)

Also a hospital ward or a shop aisle.

Portuguese

faixa

/ˈfajʃɐ/

fem.other source · Latin FASCIAM 'band, strip'

Romanian

bandă

/ˈbandə/

fem.other source · French bande 'strip' (of Germanic origin)

Catalan

carril

/kəˈril/

masc.other source · carro 'cart' (Latin CARRUM)

English

lane

/leɪn/

native English · Old English lanu

English → Italianlane (of a road)corsiaNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The story

Three different images: Spanish thinks of cart ruts, French of a way, Italian of a running course.