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"rent (money paid for a home)" in seven languages

Meaningrent (money paid for a home)

Spanish

alquiler

/alkiˈleɾ/

masc.other source · Arabic al-kirāʼ 'the hire'

In Mexico renta is the everyday word.

French

loyer

/lwaje/

masc.inherited

Italian

affitto

/afˈfitto/

masc.other source · affittare 'to let', from fitto 'rent'

Portuguese

aluguel

/aluˈgɛw/

masc.other source · alugar 'to rent', from Latin *ALLOCĀRE (AD + LOCĀRE 'to let')

European Portuguese says renda.

Romanian

chirie

/kiˈrie/

fem.other source · Turkish kira (from Arabic kirāʼ 'hire')

Catalan

lloguer

/ʎuˈge/

masc.inherited

Catalan turns initial L- into ll-: LOCĀRIUM → lloguer, beside French loyer.

English

rent

/ɹɛnt/

other source · Old French rente 'income'

English → Italianrent (money paid for a home)affittoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: local, location (from LOCUS).What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

LOCĀRIUM‘price of a place (from LOCUS 'place')’

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

The story

Three unrelated words: Spanish took its from Arabic, French from Latin 'price of a place'. English rent is French rente, which in French means income, not rent.

English relatives: local, location (from LOCUS)

Sound laws at work

-ĀRIUM: -ero, -ier, -aio

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In a sentence

  • esEl alquiler es muy caro.
  • frLe loyer est très cher.
  • itL'affitto è molto caro.
  • ptO aluguel é muito caro.
  • roChiria e foarte mare.
  • caEl lloguer és molt car.
  • enThe rent is very high.

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