"underground (below the ground)" in seven languages
Meaningunderground (below the ground)
Spanish
subterráneo
/subteˈraneo/
learned
French
souterrain
/sutɛʁɛ̃/
inherited
fem.: souterraine
Old French sousterrin, reshaped after sous and terre; also a noun, un souterrain 'a tunnel'.
Italian
sotterraneo
/sotterˈraneo/
learned
Portuguese
subterrâneo
/subteˈhɐ̃nju/
learned
Romanian
subteran
/subteˈran/
learned
Catalan
subterrani
/suptəˈrani/
learned
English
underground
/ˈʌndɚɡɹaʊnd/
native English · Old English under + grund
English → Italianunderground (below the ground)sotterraneoNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: subterranean, terrain, territory.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
SUBTERRĀNEUM‘under the earth (TERRA 'earth')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
English says it with native parts (under + ground); the sisters keep the Latin compound. Italian assimilated SUBT- to sott-, as in sotto 'under'.
English relatives: subterranean, terrain, territory
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In a sentence
- esHay un aparcamiento subterráneo.
- frIl y a un parking souterrain.
- itC'è un parcheggio sotterraneo.
- ptHá um estacionamento subterrâneo.
- roExistă o parcare subterană.
- caHi ha un aparcament subterrani.
- enThere is an underground car park.
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