"together" in seven languages
Meaningtogether
Spanish
/ˈxuntos/
other source · Latin IŪNCTŌS 'joined' (participle of IUNGERE)
An adjective, so it agrees: juntos, juntas.
French
/ɑ̃sɑ̃bl/
inherited
A b slipped in between m and l, as in humble from HUMILEM.
Italian
/inˈsjɛme/
inherited
The ie points to a spoken variant with short e (*INSEMEL), probably after SEMEL 'once'.
Portuguese
/ˈʒũtus/
other source · Latin IŪNCTŌS 'joined' (participle of IUNGERE)
Agrees like an adjective: juntos, juntas.
Romanian
/ɨmpreˈunə/
other source · spoken Latin *IN-PER-ŪNA 'in one'
Catalan
/ʒuns/
other source · Latin IŪNCTŌS 'joined' (participle of IUNGERE)
English
/təˈgɛðɚ/
native English · Old English tōgædere
The Latin ancestor
INSIMUL‘at the same time’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
French and Italian kept the Latin adverb 'at the same time'; Spanish says 'joined' instead, from the same root as junction. English borrowed ensemble from French for things that go together.
English relatives: ensemble, simultaneous
Sound laws at work
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In a sentence
- esTrabajamos juntos.
- frNous travaillons ensemble.
- itLavoriamo insieme.
- ptTrabalhamos juntos.
- roLucrăm împreună.
- caTreballem junts.
- enWe work together.
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