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"the rest (what is left)" in seven languages

Meaningthe rest (what is left)

Spanish

resto

/ˈresto/

masc.inherited

French

reste

/ʁɛst/

masc.inherited

Italian

resto

/ˈrɛsto/

masc.inherited

Also the change you get back in a shop.

Portuguese

resto

/ˈhɛstu/

masc.inherited

Romanian

rest

/rest/

neut.borrowed · French reste and Italian resto

Catalan

resta

/ˈrɛstə/

fem.inherited

Feminine in Catalan: la resta.

English

rest

/ɹɛst/

from Latin/French · French reste

Not the same word as rest 'repose' (Old English ræst).

English → Italianthe rest (what is left)restoCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

RESTĀRE‘to stay behind, remain’

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

The story

Each sister made a noun from its verb restar / rester / restare 'to remain'. Spanish restar also means 'to subtract': what remains after taking away.

English relatives: arrest, restive

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In a sentence

  • esEl resto lo hago mañana.
  • frJe ferai le reste demain.
  • itIl resto lo faccio domani.
  • ptO resto eu faço amanhã.
  • roRestul îl fac mâine.
  • caLa resta la faré demà.
  • enI'll do the rest tomorrow.

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