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The literal translation from Italian is something like "iron way". Compare with the Italian word for a railway, which is "ferroviario"
by dkdbejwi383 3y ago
The literal translation from Italian is something like "iron way". Compare with the Italian word for a railway, which is "ferroviario"
- hk__2 3y ago> Compare with the Italian word for a railway, which is "ferroviario" No, it’s "ferrovia" and it’s in the wrong order because it’s based on English: rail+way -> ferro+via.
- dkdbejwi383 3y agohttps://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasporto_ferroviario https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trasporto_ferroviario
- myrmidon 3y agoNo; ferroviario is an adjective, like "rail" in "rail transport". But it is ONLY an adjective, you can not use it as a noun (you would use "ferrovia" for railroad track, instead).
- hk__2 3y agoThe case of French is curious, because "ferroviario" (adjective) is "ferroviaire", but the noun is "voie ferrée" and not something like *ferrovoie.