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The original mistake derives from the fact that the word for "competition" is "concorrenza" in Italian. That is the most common meaning, but "concorrenza" also
by DeusExMachina 9y ago
The original mistake derives from the fact that the word for "competition" is "concorrenza" in Italian.
That is the most common meaning, but "concorrenza" also has a very uncommon one, which is indeed "concurrency".
This is not much of a surprise though. The Latin origin of both words is "cum currere" which means "run together. Why it got to mean competition in Italian I don't know.
(It must be noted though that the verb "concorrere" keeps the meaning of running together and does not mean to compete. For that the verb is "competere")
But no one would use "concorrenza" for "concurrency" in Italy. The best substitutes that come to mind are "parallelismo", or, less common "concomitanza".
(Yes, I'm Italian too)
- davidw 9y agoCompetere then goes off to do duty as something like 'be responsible for': https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/italian-english/non-mi-compete https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/italian-engl... Languages don't line up 1-to-1 (I'm from Oregon)
- DeusExMachina 9y agoIndeed, that's another meaning. The noun "competenza" (competence) comes from this meaning. Laungages are fun, aren't they? But notice that in the example you linked, there is the pronoun "mi" (to me). A pronoun that indicates the recipient is required for that meaning (it would be a dative case in Latin or other langage with cases). "To compete with someone" instead requires the preposition "con" (with)
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- mseebach 9y ago> which means "run together. Why it got to mean competition in Italian I don't know That seems obvious? To compete, you have to "run" (perform whatever activity you compete in) "together" (same activity, same time) with the other guy? Most literal example is a (running) race, which is a competition, literally featuring people running together.