"researcher" in seven languages

Meaningresearcher

Spanish

investigador

/inbestigaˈdoɾ/

masc.other source · Latin INVESTĪGĀTŌREM 'tracker' (learned)

fem.: investigadora

French

chercheur

/ʃɛʁʃœʁ/

masc.inherited

fem.: chercheuse

Italian

ricercatore

/ritʃerkaˈtore/

masc.inherited

fem.: ricercatrice

Portuguese

pesquisador

/peskizaˈdoh/

masc.other source · pesquisa 'research', from Latin PERQUĪSĪTA 'things searched through'

European Portuguese prefers investigador.

Romanian

cercetător

/tʃertʃetəˈtor/

masc.inherited

From cerceta, Latin CIRCITĀRE, a frequentative of CIRCĀRE.

Catalan

investigador

/imbəstiɡəˈdo/

masc.other source · Latin INVESTĪGĀTŌREM 'tracker' (learned)

English

researcher

/ɹiˈsɝtʃɚ/

from Latin/French · Middle French recercher, from Latin CIRCĀRE

English → ItalianresearcherricercatoreCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

CIRCĀRE‘to go round, search about’

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

The story

French chercher and Italian (ri)cercare both come from CIRCĀRE 'to go in circles', the source of English search. Spanish investigador comes from VESTĪGIUM 'footprint': a researcher follows the tracks.

English relatives: search, research, circle

Sound laws at work

French CA becomes cha

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In a sentence

esLos investigadores publicaron sus resultados.
frLes chercheurs ont publié leurs résultats.
itI ricercatori hanno pubblicato i loro risultati.
ptOs pesquisadores publicaram os resultados.
roCercetătorii și-au publicat rezultatele.
caEls investigadors van publicar els resultats.
enThe researchers published their results.

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