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"recovery (from an illness)" in seven languages

Meaningrecovery (from an illness)

Spanish

recuperación

/rekupeɾaˈθjon/

fem.learned

French

guérison

/geʁizɔ̃/

fem.other source · guérir 'to heal', from Frankish *warjan 'to protect'

The stock get-well wish is prompt rétablissement.

Italian

guarigione

/guariˈdʒone/

fem.other source · guarire 'to heal', from Germanic *warjan 'to protect'

Portuguese

recuperação

/hekupeɾaˈsɐ̃w/

fem.learned

Romanian

însănătoșire

/ɨnsənətoˈʃire/

fem.other source · sănătos 'healthy', from Latin SĀNITĀTEM 'health'

Recuperare is used for rehabilitation and for getting things back.

Catalan

recuperació

/rəkupəɾəsiˈo/

fem.learned

English

recovery

/ɹɪˈkʌvəɹi/

from Latin/French · recover, Old French recovrer (Latin RECUPERĀRE)

English → Italianrecovery (from an illness)guarigioneNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: recover, recuperate.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

RECUPERĀRE‘to get back, regain’

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

The story

English has the same Latin verb twice: recover (worn down in French) and recuperate (learned). French and Italian heal with a Germanic verb, *warjan 'to protect'.

English relatives: recover, recuperate

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

  • esTe deseo una pronta recuperación.
  • frJe te souhaite une guérison rapide.
  • itTi auguro una pronta guarigione.
  • ptDesejo uma rápida recuperação para você.
  • roÎți doresc însănătoșire grabnică.
  • caEt desitjo una recuperació ràpida.
  • enI wish you a quick recovery.

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