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"proud" in seven languages

Meaningproud

Spanish

orgulloso

/oɾguˈʝoso/

borrowed · built on orgullo, from Catalan orgull (or Old French orgoill)

French

fier

/fjɛʁ/

other source · Latin FERUM 'wild, fierce'

fem.: fière

Orgueilleux exists but means 'arrogant'.

Italian

orgoglioso

/orgoʎˈʎoso/

borrowed · built on orgoglio, from Old French orgoill (or Provençal)

Portuguese

orgulhoso

/oɾguˈʎozu/

borrowed · orgulho, from Catalan orgull or Old Occitan orgolh

Romanian

mândru

/ˈmɨndru/

other source · Slavic mǫdrŭ 'wise'

Catalan

orgullós

/uɾguˈʎos/

inherited

Orgull is an early Frankish word in Catalan, the likely source of the Spanish one.

English

proud

/pɹaʊd/

other source · Late Old English prūd, from Old French prud 'brave, worthy'

English → ItalianproudorgogliosoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: (fier) fierce, feral.What English and Italian share

The ancestor

Frankish *urgōlī‘pride, excellence’

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

The story

Spanish and Italian are proud with a Frankish word; French is fier, from FERUS 'wild', the root of fierce and feral. English proud itself came from Old French prud, the word behind prowess.

English relatives: (fier) fierce, feral

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In a sentence

  • esEstoy orgulloso de ti.
  • frJe suis fier de toi.
  • itSono orgoglioso di te.
  • ptEstou orgulhoso de você.
  • roSunt mândru de tine.
  • caEstic orgullós de tu.
  • enI'm proud of you.

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