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"trial (in court)" in seven languages

Meaningtrial (in court)

Spanish

juicio

/ˈxwiθjo/

masc.other source · Latin IŪDICIUM 'judgement'

Proceso exists too, for the legal proceedings as a whole.

French

procès

/pʁɔsɛ/

masc.learned

Italian

processo

/proˈtʃɛsso/

masc.learned

Portuguese

julgamento

/ʒuwɡaˈmẽtu/

masc.other source · julgar ← Latin IŪDICĀRE 'to judge'

Processo exists but means a lawsuit or case file.

Romanian

proces

/proˈtʃes/

neut.learned

Catalan

judici

/ʒuˈdisi/

masc.other source · Latin IŪDICIUM 'judgement' (learned)

English

trial

/ˈtɹaɪəl/

other source · Anglo-French trial, from trier 'to try'

English → Italiantrial (in court)processoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: process, procession, proceed, proceedings.What English and Italian share

The Latin ancestor

PRŌCESSUM‘a going forward (PRŌCĒDERE)’

All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.

The story

French and Italian name a trial after the 'going forward' of the case (procès, processo), the same word as English process. Spanish says juicio, 'judgement'.

English relatives: process, procession, proceed, proceedings

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In a sentence

  • esEl juicio empieza el lunes.
  • frLe procès commence lundi.
  • itIl processo comincia lunedì.
  • ptO julgamento começa na segunda.
  • roProcesul începe luni.
  • caEl judici comença dilluns.
  • enThe trial starts on Monday.

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