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"sample" in seven languages

Meaningsample

Spanish

muestra

/ˈmwestɾa/

fem.inherited

From mostrar 'to show': a sample is what you show.

French

échantillon

/eʃɑ̃tijɔ̃/

masc.other source · Old French, of disputed origin

Italian

campione

/kamˈpjone/

masc.other source · the same word as campione 'champion', from Late Latin CAMPIŌNEM

Portuguese

amostra

/aˈmɔstɾɐ/

fem.inherited

Romanian

probă

/ˈprobə/

fem.other source · Latin PROBA 'test, proof' (learned)

For goods and free samples Romanian says mostră, from Italian mostra.

Catalan

mostra

/ˈmɔstɾə/

fem.inherited

English

sample

/ˈsæmpəl/

other source · Old French essample, from Latin EXEMPLUM 'example'

English → ItaliansamplecampioneNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: demonstrate, monster, muster.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

MONSTRĀRE‘to show’

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

The story

Four unrelated words. The Spanish sample is 'something shown'; English sample is a clipped example. Italian campione means both 'sample' and 'champion'.

English relatives: demonstrate, monster, muster

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In a sentence

  • esEl médico pidió una muestra de sangre.
  • frLe médecin a demandé un échantillon de sang.
  • itIl medico ha chiesto un campione di sangue.
  • ptO médico pediu uma amostra de sangue.
  • roMedicul a cerut o probă de sânge.
  • caEl metge va demanar una mostra de sang.
  • enThe doctor asked for a blood sample.

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