"to give" in seven languages
Meaningto give
Spanish
dar
/daɾ/
inherited
French
donner
/dɔne/
other source · Latin DŌNĀRE 'to give as a gift'
Italian
dare
/ˈdare/
inherited
Italian also has donare, 'to donate, bestow'.
Portuguese
dar
/dah/
inherited
Romanian
da
/da/
inherited
Catalan
donar
/duˈna/
other source · Latin DŌNĀRE 'to give as a gift'
English
give
/ɡɪv/
native English · Old English giefan
English → Italianto givedareNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: data, date (DATUM 'given'); donate, donor (DŌNĀRE).What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
DARE‘to give’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Spanish and Italian kept Latin's plain DARE; French chose DŌNĀRE 'to present a gift'. English date comes from DATA, 'given' (at such a place), the dating formula of Roman letters.
English relatives: data, date (DATUM 'given'); donate, donor (DŌNĀRE)
Learn it
In a sentence
- esDame la mano.
- frDonne-moi la main.
- itDammi la mano.
- ptMe dá a mão.
- roDă-mi mâna.
- caDona'm la mà.
- enGive me your hand.