"since (a time)" in seven languages
Meaningsince (a time)
Spanish
desde
/ˈdesde/
other source · Latin DĒ + EX + DĒ, stacked
French
depuis
/dəpɥi/
other source · de + puis 'then' (spoken Latin *POSTIUS, from POST 'after')
Italian
da
/da/
other source · probably Latin DĒ + AB
Portuguese
desde
/ˈdezdʒi/
other source · Latin DĒ + EX + DĒ, stacked
Romanian
din
/din/
other source · Latin DĒ + IN
Catalan
des de
/dəz də/
other source · Latin DĒ + EX + DĒ, stacked
English
since
/sɪns/
native English · Old English siþþan 'after that'
English → Italiansince (a time)daNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The story
Three different stacks of little Latin prepositions. All three use the present tense where English uses the perfect: vivo aquí desde..., j'habite ici depuis..., abito qui da....
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In a sentence
- esVivo aquí desde 2010.
- frJ'habite ici depuis 2010.
- itAbito qui dal 2010.
- ptMoro aqui desde 2010.
- roLocuiesc aici din 2010.
- caVisc aquí des del 2010.
- enI've lived here since 2010.