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"luggage" in seven languages

Meaningluggage

Spanish

equipaje

/ekiˈpaxe/

masc.other source · French équipage, from équiper 'to fit out (a ship)' (Old Norse skipa)

French

bagages

/bagaʒ/

masc.inherited

Almost always plural: les bagages. From bague 'bundle'.

Italian

bagaglio

/baˈgaʎʎo/

masc.borrowed · French bagage

Portuguese

bagagem

/baˈgaʒẽj/

fem.borrowed · French bagage

Romanian

bagaj

/baˈgaʒ/

neut.borrowed · French bagage

Catalan

equipatge

/əkiˈpadʒə/

masc.other source · French équipage, from équiper 'to fit out (a ship)' (Old Norse skipa)

English

luggage

/ˈlʌɡɪdʒ/

other source · lug 'to drag' (probably Scandinavian) + -age

English → ItalianluggagebagaglioNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: baggage, bag.What English and Italian share

The ancestor

Old Norse baggi‘bundle, pack (via Old French bague)’

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

The story

Both words are probably Norse: French and Italian carry 'bundles', Spain an 'outfit' from a verb for fitting out a ship (skip, ship).

English relatives: baggage, bag

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In a sentence

  • es¿Cuántas maletas va a facturar?
  • frVous enregistrez combien de bagages ?
  • itQuanti bagagli imbarca?
  • ptQuantas malas o senhor vai despachar?
  • roCâte bagaje aveți de predat?
  • caQuantes maletes vol facturar?
  • enHow many bags are you checking in?

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