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"wedding" in seven languages

Meaningwedding

Spanish

boda

/ˈboda/

fem.other source · Latin VŌTA 'vows'

French

mariage

/maʁjaʒ/

masc.other source · French marier, from Latin MARĪTĀRE 'to marry', + -age

Italian

matrimonio

/matriˈmɔnjo/

masc.other source · Latin MĀTRIMŌNIUM 'marriage' (learned)

Portuguese

casamento

/kazaˈmẽtu/

masc.other source · from casar 'to marry', built on casa 'house'

Romanian

nuntă

/ˈnuntə/

fem.other source · Latin NUPTIAE 'wedding', through a spoken form

Catalan

casament

/kəzəˈmen/

masc.other source · from casar 'to marry', built on casa 'house'

Noces is the more festive word.

English

wedding

/ˈwɛdɪŋ/

native English · Old English weddung

English → ItalianweddingmatrimonioNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: vote, vow (es); marriage (fr); matrimony (it).What English and Italian share

The story

Spanish boda is VŌTA, the vows themselves: v became b and t became d. French names the act of marrying; Italian uses the learned matrimonio (from MĀTER), which Spanish also has for 'marriage'.

English relatives: vote, vow (es); marriage (fr); matrimony (it)

Sound laws at work

B and V merge in SpanishVoiceless stops between vowels soften

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In a sentence

  • esLa boda es en junio.
  • frLe mariage a lieu en juin.
  • itIl matrimonio è a giugno.
  • ptO casamento é em junho.
  • roNunta e în iunie.
  • caEl casament és al juny.
  • enThe wedding is in June.

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