"to discuss" in seven languages
Meaningto discuss
Spanish
discutir
/diskuˈtiɾ/
learned
Often 'to argue, quarrel': discutir con alguien.
French
discuter
/diskyte/
learned
Italian
discutere
/disˈkutere/
learned
Portuguese
discutir
/dʒiskuˈtʃih/
learned
Like Spanish discutir, it often means 'to argue'.
Romanian
discuta
/diskuˈta/
learned
Catalan
discutir
/diskuˈti/
learned
English
discuss
/dɪˈskʌs/
from Latin/French · Latin DISCUTERE (participle DISCUSSUS)
English → Italianto discussdiscutereCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DISCUTERE‘to shake apart, scatter’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
To discuss was to 'shake apart' an idea. The Romance verbs come from the infinitive DISCUTERE, English from its participle DISCUSSUS.
English relatives: discussion, percussion, concussion
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In a sentence
- esTenemos que discutir el presupuesto.
- frNous devons discuter du budget.
- itDobbiamo discutere del bilancio.
- ptPrecisamos discutir o orçamento.
- roTrebuie să discutăm bugetul.
- caHem de discutir el pressupost.
- enWe need to discuss the budget.
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