"pilot" in seven languages
Meaningpilot
Spanish
piloto
/piˈloto/
masc.borrowed · French pilote or Italian pilota
Same form for women: la piloto.
French
pilote
/pilɔt/
masc.borrowed · Italian pilota
Italian
pilota
/piˈlɔta/
masc.inherited
Masculine despite the -a: il pilota, i piloti.
Portuguese
piloto
/piˈlotu/
masc.borrowed · Italian pilota
Romanian
pilot
/piˈlot/
masc.borrowed · French pilote
Catalan
pilot
/piˈlɔt/
masc.borrowed · French pilote or Italian pilota
English
pilot
/ˈpaɪlət/
from Latin/French · French pilote
English → ItalianpilotpilotaCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The ancestor
Italian pilota‘steersman (of Greek origin)’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A Mediterranean sailors' word: the Italian pilota steered ships into harbour long before anyone flew, and the word reached English through French.
English relatives: autopilot
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In a sentence
- esEl piloto dio la bienvenida a los pasajeros.
- frLe pilote a souhaité la bienvenue aux passagers.
- itIl pilota ha dato il benvenuto ai passeggeri.
- ptO piloto deu as boas-vindas aos passageiros.
- roPilotul le-a urat bun venit pasagerilor.
- caEl pilot va donar la benvinguda als passatgers.
- enThe pilot welcomed the passengers.
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