"trail, footpath" in seven languages
Meaningtrail, footpath
Spanish
sendero
/senˈdeɾo/
masc.inherited
Built on senda 'path', the direct heir of SĒMITA.
French
sentier
/sɑ̃tje/
masc.inherited
Italian
sentiero
/senˈtjɛro/
masc.borrowed · Old French sentier
Portuguese
trilha
/ˈtɾiʎɐ/
fem.other source · trilhar 'to tread', from Latin TRĪBULĀRE 'to thresh'
European Portuguese says trilho or carreiro.
Romanian
potecă
/poˈtekə/
fem.other source · Slavic (compare Bulgarian pǎteka)
Catalan
sender
/sənˈde/
masc.inherited
English
trail
/tɹeɪl/
other source · Old French trailler 'to tow, drag'
English → Italiantrail, footpathsentieroNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SĒMITAM‘footpath’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
Latin SĒMITA 'footpath' was extended with the -ĀRIUS suffix: Spanish sendero, French sentier. Italian sentiero, with its French-looking -iero, is generally explained as a borrowing from French.
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In a sentence
- esEl sendero sube hasta el lago.
- frLe sentier monte jusqu'au lac.
- itIl sentiero sale fino al lago.
- ptA trilha sobe até o lago.
- roPoteca urcă până la lac.
- caEl sender puja fins al llac.
- enThe trail goes up to the lake.