"shipping (sending goods)" in seven languages

Meaningshipping (sending goods)

Spanish

envío

/enˈbio/

masc.other source · Spanish enviar, from Late Latin INVIĀRE 'to send on the way'

French

expédition

/ɛkspedisjɔ̃/

fem.learned

For home delivery, livraison is also common.

Italian

spedizione

/speditˈtsjone/

fem.learned

Portuguese

frete

/ˈfɾɛtʃi/

masc.other source · French fret, from Middle Dutch vrecht 'freight'

Brazilian shops advertise frete grátis, 'free shipping'.

Romanian

livrare

/liˈvrare/

fem.other source · Romanian livra, from French livrer 'to deliver'

Catalan

enviament

/əmbiəˈmen/

masc.other source · Catalan enviar, from Late Latin INVIĀRE 'to send on the way'

English

shipping

/ˈʃɪpɪŋ/

native English · Old English scip 'ship'

English → Italianshipping (sending goods)spedizioneNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: expedition, expedite.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

EXPEDĪTIŌNEM‘dispatch, getting ready’

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

The story

French and Italian 'expedite' a parcel (expédier, spedire); Spanish 'sends it on its way'. English ships it, even by truck.

English relatives: expedition, expedite

Sound laws at work

-TIŌNEM: learned -ción, inherited -zón

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In a sentence

esLos gastos de envío están incluidos.
frLes frais d'expédition sont inclus.
itLe spese di spedizione sono incluse.
ptO frete está incluído.
roCosturile de livrare sunt incluse.
caLes despeses d'enviament estan incloses.
enShipping costs are included.

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