"to appoint (to a post)" in seven languages
Meaningto appoint (to a post)
Spanish
nombrar
/nomˈbɾaɾ/
inherited
The b grew between m and r, as in hombre from HOMINEM.
French
nommer
/nɔme/
inherited
Italian
nominare
/nomiˈnare/
inherited
Portuguese
nomear
/nomeˈah/
inherited
Portuguese lost the intervocalic -n-: NŌMINĀRE → nomear.
Romanian
numi
/nuˈmi/
inherited
Catalan
nomenar
/numəˈna/
inherited
English
appoint
/əˈpɔɪnt/
other source · Old French apointer 'to arrange', from à point
English → Italianto appoint (to a post)nominareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: nominate, nomination, nominee, name.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
NŌMINĀRE‘to name’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The sisters simply 'name' someone to a post: English nominate is the learned twin. Spanish and French lost the middle vowel; Italian kept it.
English relatives: nominate, nomination, nominee, name
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In a sentence
- esLa nombraron directora.
- frElle a été nommée directrice.
- itÈ stata nominata direttrice.
- ptEla foi nomeada diretora.
- roA fost numită directoare.
- caLa van nomenar directora.
- enShe was appointed director.
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