"route" in seven languages
Meaningroute
Spanish
ruta
/ˈruta/
fem.borrowed · French route
French
itinéraire
/itineʁɛʁ/
masc.other source · Late Latin ITINERĀRIUM, learned
Italian
percorso
/perˈkorso/
masc.other source · percorrere, from Latin PERCURRERE 'to run through'
Portuguese
rota
/ˈhɔtɐ/
fem.borrowed · French route
Romanian
rută
/ˈrutə/
fem.borrowed · French route
Catalan
ruta
/ˈrutə/
fem.borrowed · French route
English
route
/ɹut/
from Latin/French · French route
Also pronounced ɹaʊt in American English.
English → ItalianroutepercorsoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: rupture, routine.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
RUPTAM (VIAM)‘a broken (road), one cut through’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Trap: French route means 'road'; the way you take is your itinéraire. Spanish borrowed ruta from French; Italian rotta is a ship's or plane's course.
English relatives: rupture, routine
Learn it
In a sentence
- esTomamos la ruta más corta.
- frNous avons pris l'itinéraire le plus court.
- itAbbiamo preso il percorso più breve.
- ptPegamos a rota mais curta.
- roAm luat ruta cea mai scurtă.
- caVam agafar la ruta més curta.
- enWe took the shortest route.
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