"road" in seven languages
Meaningroad
Spanish
/kareˈteɾa/
fem.other source · from carreta 'cart' (Latin CARRUM, a Gaulish word)
French
/ʁut/
fem.inherited
Italian
/ˈstrada/
fem.other source · Latin STRĀTAM (VIAM) 'paved (road)'
Portuguese
/esˈtɾadɐ/
fem.other source · Latin STRĀTAM (VIAM) 'paved (road)'
Romanian
/drum/
neut.other source · Bulgarian drum, from Greek drómos 'course, road'
Catalan
/kərəˈteɾə/
fem.other source · from carreta 'cart' (Latin CARRUM, a Gaulish word)
English
/ɹoʊd/
native English · Old English rād 'a riding'
The Latin ancestor
(VIAM) RUPTAM‘a 'broken' (cleared) road (from RUMPERE 'to break')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
A road was broken through the forest (route), built for carts (carretera), or paved in layers (strada). Routine is the well-worn route.
English relatives: route, routine, rupture; car, carry (CARRUS); street (STRĀTA)
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In a sentence
- esLa carretera está cortada por la nieve.
- frLa route est fermée à cause de la neige.
- itLa strada è chiusa per la neve.
- ptA estrada está fechada por causa da neve.
- roDrumul e închis din cauza zăpezii.
- caLa carretera està tallada per la neu.
- enThe road is closed because of snow.