"to contribute" in seven languages
Meaningto contribute
Spanish
contribuir
/kontɾiˈbwiɾ/
learned
French
contribuer
/kɔ̃tʁibɥe/
learned
Italian
contribuire
/kontriˈbwire/
learned
Portuguese
contribuir
/kõtɾibuˈih/
learned
Romanian
contribui
/kontribuˈi/
learned
Catalan
contribuir
/kuntɾibuˈi/
learned
English
contribute
/kənˈtɹɪbjut/
from Latin/French · Latin CONTRIBUERE
English → Italianto contributecontribuireCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
CONTRIBUERE‘to bring together, pay one's share’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
TRIBUERE 'to allot' gave a whole family: tribute, distribute, attribute. Learned in all four, so the shapes match closely.
English relatives: tribute, distribute, attribute
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In a sentence
- esTodos contribuyeron al proyecto.
- frTout le monde a contribué au projet.
- itTutti hanno contribuito al progetto.
- ptTodos contribuíram para o projeto.
- roToți au contribuit la proiect.
- caTothom va contribuir al projecte.
- enEveryone contributed to the project.
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