"somewhere" in seven languages
Meaningsomewhere
Spanish
en alguna parte
/en alˈguna ˈpaɾte/
inherited
En algún sitio is just as common in Spain; en algún lado in Latin America.
French
quelque part
/kɛlkə paʁ/
inherited
Italian
da qualche parte
/da ˈkwalke ˈparte/
inherited
Portuguese
em algum lugar
/ẽj awˈgũ luˈgah/
other source · lugar 'place', from Latin LOCĀLEM
Romanian
undeva
/undeˈva/
other source · unde 'where' (Latin UNDE) + -va
Catalan
en algun lloc
/ən əlˈgun ʎɔk/
other source · lloc 'place', from Latin LOCUM
English
somewhere
/ˈsʌmwɛɹ/
native English · Old English sum + hwǣr
English → Italiansomewhereda qualche parteNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: part, party, partial.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
PARTEM‘part, side’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
All three say 'in some part'. French and Italian share the word for 'some', quelque and qualche, both built on QUĀLIS 'of what kind'.
English relatives: part, party, partial
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In a sentence
- esHe dejado las llaves en alguna parte.
- frJ'ai laissé mes clés quelque part.
- itHo lasciato le chiavi da qualche parte.
- ptDeixei as chaves em algum lugar.
- roMi-am lăsat cheile undeva.
- caHe deixat les claus en algun lloc.
- enI left my keys somewhere.
More words from the same Latin
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- approximatelyaproximadamenteapproximativementapprossimativamenteaproximadamenteaproximativaproximadament
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