6io The Loom of Language PORTU- ENGLISH FRENCH SPANISH GUESE ITALIAN complete complet^ete complete complete complete complicated comphque,e complicado complicado complicate content content^ contento contente contento continuous continue continuo continuo continuo cooked cmt,e cocido cozinhado cotto cool fraiSjfraiche fresco fresco fresco correct correct^ correcto correcto corretto covered couvert,e cubierto coberto coperto cruel cruel,le cruel cruel crudele cunning ruse, e astuto astuto astuto curious (inquisi- cuneux3se curioso curioso curioso tive) The correspondence English -ous, French -eux, Spanish -oso3 Portuguese -oso, Italian -oso9 also occurs in the Romance equivalents to delicious^ famous^ furious, generotts, indttstnous^ etc daily quotidien, ne diano damp humide humedo dangerous dangereux3se pehgroso dark obscur,e obscuro dead mort,e muerto deaf sourd,e sordo dear (beloved) cher,ere querido deep profond,e profundo delicate (easily delicate dehcado damaged) dense (thick) epais,se denso different difference diferente diario humido pengoso escuro morto surdo querido profundo dehcado denso diferente qaottdiano umido pencoloso oscuro morto sordo caro profondo dehcato denso drfferente The correspondence English -ent3 French -ents Spanish^ Portuguese and Itahan -enu also occurs in the Romance equivalents to excellent, frequent, innocent^ intelligent^ patient^ permanent, transparent, urgent, etc difficult difficile dificil dincil difficile direct direct^e directo directo diretto dirty sale SUC10 SUJO sporco disagreeable desagreable desagradable desagradavel sgradevole discreet discret^te discrete discreto discreto dishonest malhonn£te deshonesto deshonesto disonesto distant lointain^e lejano distante lontano distinct distinct^e distuito distinio distinto double double doble dobre doppio doubtful douteux,se dudoso duvidoso dubbioso drunk ivre borracho embnagado ubbnaco soul3e ebno ebno brillo dry sec, seche seco seco secco dumb muet,te mudo mudo muto easy facile facil facil facile edible comestible comestible comestivel cornmestibile educated instruitjC instruido instruido istruito elegant elegance elegante elegante elegante employed employe,e empleado empregado impiegato