"relative" in seven languages
Meaningrelative
Spanish
pariente
/paˈɾjente/
masc.inherited
French
parent
/paʁɑ̃/
masc.inherited
Same word as 'parent'; also proche.
Italian
parente
/paˈrɛnte/
masc.inherited
Portuguese
parente
/paˈɾẽtʃi/
masc.inherited
Not a parent: parents are pais.
Romanian
rudă
/ˈrudə/
fem.other source · Slavic rodŭ 'kin'
Feminine even for a man: el e o rudă de-a mea.
Catalan
parent
/pəˈɾen/
masc.inherited
English
relative
/ˈɹɛlətɪv/
other source · Old French relatif (Latin RELĀTĪVUM)
English → ItalianrelativeparenteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: parent.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PARENTEM‘parent, kinsman’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The same PARENTEM, widened to the whole family. Spanish breaks the stressed open e into ie even before two consonants (pariente, like diente); Italian keeps it (parente).
English relatives: parent
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In a sentence
- esTenemos parientes en Argentina.
- frNous avons des parents en Argentine.
- itAbbiamo dei parenti in Argentina.
- ptTemos parentes na Argentina.
- roAvem rude în Argentina.
- caTenim parents a l'Argentina.
- enWe have relatives in Argentina.