"to treat (someone)" in seven languages
Meaningto treat (someone)
Spanish
tratar
/tɾaˈtaɾ/
learned
An inherited form would show ch for CT; tratar is semi-learned.
French
traiter
/tʁete/
inherited
Italian
trattare
/tratˈtare/
inherited
Portuguese
tratar
/tɾaˈtah/
learned
Romanian
trata
/traˈta/
learned
Catalan
tractar
/tɾəkˈta/
learned
English
treat
/tɹit/
from Latin/French · Old French traitier
English → Italianto treat (someone)trattareCognateSame source — inherited, learned or borrowed. You can recognize it.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
TRACTĀRE‘to handle, manage’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
TRACTĀRE 'to keep pulling, to handle' shows the CT split: French traiter turned c into i, Italian trattare doubled the t, and Spanish took the word back from Latin, so it lacks the expected ch.
English relatives: treatment, treaty, tractor, attract
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In a sentence
- esHay que tratar a todos con respeto.
- frIl faut traiter tout le monde avec respect.
- itBisogna trattare tutti con rispetto.
- ptTemos que tratar todo mundo com respeito.
- roTrebuie să-i tratăm pe toți cu respect.
- caHem de tractar tothom amb respecte.
- enWe must treat everyone with respect.
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