"newspaper" in seven languages

Meaningnewspaper

Spanish

periódico

/peˈɾjodiko/

masc.other source · Latin PERIODICUS, from Greek periodikós 'recurring' (learned)

Also diario, 'the daily'.

French

journal

/ʒuʁnal/

masc.inherited

plural: journaux

Italian

giornale

/dʒorˈnale/

masc.inherited

A daily paper is also un quotidiano.

Portuguese

jornal

/ʒoɾˈnaw/

masc.borrowed · Occitan jornal; the 'newspaper' sense after French journal

Romanian

ziar

/ziˈar/

neut.other source · zi 'day' (Latin DIEM) + -ar, modelled on French journal

Catalan

diari

/diˈaɾi/

masc.other source · Latin DIĀRIUM 'daily ration' (learned)

English

newspaper

/ˈnuzpeɪpɚ/

native English · English news + paper

Only the paper half is Latin (PAPYRUS, via French).

English → ItaliannewspapergiornaleNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: journal, journalist, diurnal; periodical (es).What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

DIURNĀLEM‘daily’

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

The story

French and Italian name the paper after the day (DIĒS) it comes out; Spanish calls it 'the periodical', a learned word from Greek.

English relatives: journal, journalist, diurnal; periodical (es)

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In a sentence

esLeo el periódico todas las mañanas.
frJe lis le journal tous les matins.
itLeggo il giornale ogni mattina.
ptLeio o jornal toda manhã.
roCitesc ziarul în fiecare dimineață.
caLlegeixo el diari cada matí.
enI read the newspaper every morning.

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