"western" in seven languages
Meaningwestern
Spanish
occidental
/okθidenˈtal/
learned
French
occidental
/ɔksidɑ̃tal/
learned
plural: occidentaux
fem.: occidentale
Italian
occidentale
/ottʃidenˈtale/
learned
Portuguese
ocidental
/osidẽˈtaw/
learned
Romanian
occidental
/oktʃidenˈtal/
borrowed · French occidental
Catalan
occidental
/uksidənˈtal/
learned
English
western
/ˈwɛstɚn/
native English · Old English westerne
English → ItalianwesternoccidentaleNot relatedDifferent sources — learn this one fresh. But English has relatives: occident, occidental, accident.What English and Italian share
The Latin ancestor
OCCIDENTĀLEM‘of the setting sun (OCCIDERE 'to fall, to set')’
All six sisters descend from it, unless marked otherwise below.
The story
The west is where the sun falls: OCCIDERE 'to go down'. Its partner orient is where the sun rises (ORĪRĪ).
English relatives: occident, occidental, accident
Learn it
In a sentence
- esViven en Europa occidental.
- frIls vivent en Europe occidentale.
- itVivono nell'Europa occidentale.
- ptEles moram na Europa Ocidental.
- roLocuiesc în Europa Occidentală.
- caViuen a l'Europa occidental.
- enThey live in western Europe.
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