"to leave, to depart" in seven languages
Meaningto leave, to depart
Spanish
/saˈliɾ/
other source · Latin SALĪRE 'to jump'
Salir is 'to go out'; Spanish partir also means 'to depart' (formal) and 'to split'.
French
/paʁtiʁ/
inherited
Sortir is 'to go out'; quitter is 'to leave (a place or someone)'.
Italian
/parˈtire/
inherited
Uscire is 'to go out'; lasciare is 'to leave behind'.
Portuguese
/saˈih/
other source · Latin SALĪRE 'to jump'
Partir also exists, in a more formal register.
Romanian
/pleˈka/
other source · Latin PLICĀRE 'to fold'
Catalan
/surˈti/
other source · of disputed origin (perhaps SORTĪRĪ 'to draw lots')
English
/liv/
native English · Old English lǣfan
Watch out: false friends
salir (French) means “to make dirty” · salir (Spanish) means “to go out, leave”
Coincidence. Spanish salir is Latin SALĪRE 'to jump'; French salir comes from sale 'dirty', of Frankish origin (*salo 'murky').
salire (Italian) means “to go up, climb” · salir (Spanish) means “to go out”
Both from Latin SALĪRE 'to jump, leap'. Italian leapt up, Spanish leapt out.
The Latin ancestor
PARTĪRE (Classical PARTĪRĪ)‘to divide, share’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
To depart was to divide yourself from a place — hence English depart. Spanish leaves with a leap: salir is Latin SALĪRE 'to jump', which in Spain came to mean 'to go out'.
English relatives: part, partition, depart; salient, sally (SALĪRE)
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- caEl tren surt a les vuit.
- enThe train leaves at eight.
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