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"specifically" in seven languages

Meaningspecifically

Spanish

específicamente

/espeθifikaˈmente/

learned

French

spécifiquement

/spesifikmɑ̃/

learned

Italian

specificamente

/spetʃifikaˈmente/

learned

Portuguese

especificamente

/ispesifikaˈmẽtʃi/

learned

Romanian

special

/spetʃiˈal/

other source · Latin SPECIĀLIS, via French spécial

Romanian adverbs usually look like the adjective: special means both 'special' and 'specially'.

Catalan

específicament

/əspəsifikəˈmen/

learned

English

specifically

/spəˈsɪfɪkli/

from Latin/French · specific (Late Latin SPECIFICUS) + -ly

English → ItalianspecificallyspecificamenteCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

SPECIFICUM‘particular (Late Latin, from SPECIĒS 'kind')’

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

The story

A learned adjective plus the -mente adverb ending (MENTE 'with a mind'). Spanish adds its e- before s + consonant; French and Italian don't in learned words.

English relatives: species, special, specify

Sound laws at work

Adverbs in -mente / -mentS + consonant at the start of a word

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In a sentence

  • esEsta aplicación se diseñó específicamente para niños.
  • frCette application a été conçue spécifiquement pour les enfants.
  • itQuesta app è stata pensata specificamente per i bambini.
  • ptEste aplicativo foi criado especificamente para crianças.
  • roAceastă aplicație a fost concepută special pentru copii.
  • caAquesta aplicació es va dissenyar específicament per als nens.
  • enThis app was designed specifically for children.

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