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"thus (in this way)" in seven languages

Meaningthus (in this way)

Spanish

así

/aˈsi/

inherited

SĪC with a prefixed a-.

French

ainsi

/ɛ̃si/

other source · of disputed origin; perhaps built on SĪC

Italian

così

/koˈsi/

inherited

From spoken *ECCU SĪC 'look, thus'.

Portuguese

assim

/aˈsĩ/

inherited

Romanian

așa

/aˈʃa/

inherited

Formal Romanian also says astfel.

Catalan

així

/əˈʃi/

inherited

English

thus

/ðʌs/

native English · Old English þus

English → Italianthus (in this way)cosìNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

SĪC‘so, thus’

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

The story

Latin SĪC 'so' sits inside Spanish así and Italian così; French ainsi may contain it too, but its history is disputed. SĪC is also the 'yes' of the sisters: sí, si, sì.

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In a sentence

  • esAsí terminó la guerra.
  • frAinsi s'est terminée la guerre.
  • itCosì finì la guerra.
  • ptAssim terminou a guerra.
  • roAșa s-a terminat războiul.
  • caAixí va acabar la guerra.
  • enThus ended the war.

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