all roads lead to Rome en · X
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- [ɑlː ɹɔʊds liːd̥ tʰɪu̯ː ɹɔʊm] (General-American)
Etymology
Modern wording of medieval sentiment; apparently originally a reference to Roman roads generally and the Milliarium Aureum (Golden Milestone) specifically. Appears in the Latin form mīlle viae dūcunt hominēs per saecula Rōmam (“a thousand roads lead men forever to Rome”) in Liber Parabolarum, 591 (1175), by Alain de Lille. The earliest English form appears to be “right as diverse pathes leden the folk the righte wey to Rome”, in A Treatise on the Astrolabe (Prologue, ll. 39–40), 1391, by Geoffrey Chaucer.
Meanings
- (idiomatic) Different paths can take one to the same goal.
Relateds
Synonyms
there's more than one way to skin a cat · all roads lead to Sydney · all roads lead to Mecca
Translations (65)
ms اد باڽق جالن منوجو کمکه (different paths can take to the same goal) · id banyak jalan menuju Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · sh сви путеви воде у Ри̑м (different paths can take to the same goal) · lt visi keliai veda į Romą (different paths can take to the same goal) · ms ada banyak pilihan bagi mencapai matlamat sama (different paths can take to the same goal) · sh svi putevi vode u Rȋm (different paths can take to the same goal) · tl lahat ng daan ay magdadala sa'yo sa Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · et kõik teed viivad Rooma (different paths can take to the same goal) · rsk шицки драги водза до Риму (different paths can take to the same goal) · kn ಎಲ್ಲ ದಾರಿಗೂ ಗುರಿ ಒಂದೇ (different paths can take to the same goal) · sa सर्वाः पन्थाः रोमायाम् प्र नयन्ति (different paths can take to the same goal) · ru все доро́ги веду́т в Рим (different paths can take to the same goal) · no alle veier fører til Rom (different paths can take to the same goal) · la omnēs viae Rōmam dūcunt (different paths can take to the same goal) · az bütün yollar Romaya aparır (different paths can take to the same goal) · rm tut las vias mainan a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · es todos los caminos conducen a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · hu minden út Rómába vezet (different paths can take to the same goal) · nl alle wegen leiden naar Rome (different paths can take to the same goal) · fi kaikki tiet vievät Roomaan (different paths can take to the same goal) · bn সব রাস্তা রোমের দিকে যায় (different paths can take to the same goal) · fa همهیِ راهها به رُم میفرجامند (different paths can take to the same goal) · ja 全ての道はローマに通ず (different paths can take to the same goal) · ms اد باڽق ڤيليهن باݢي منچاڤاي متلامت سام (different paths can take to the same goal) · vi đường nào cũng về La Mã (different paths can take to the same goal) · sk všetky cesty vedú do Ríma (different paths can take to the same goal) · kn ಎಲ್ಲದರ ಪರಿಣಾಮವೂ ಒಂದೇ (different paths can take to the same goal) · uk всі доро́ги веду́ть до Риму (different paths can take to the same goal) · lv visi ceļi ved uz Romu (different paths can take to the same goal) · sv alla vägar bär till Rom (different paths can take to the same goal) · ko 모든 길은 로마로 통한다 (different paths can take to the same goal) · es todos los caminos llevan a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · it tutte le strade portano a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · yue 條條大路通羅馬 /条条大路通罗马 (different paths can take to the same goal) · ia tote le vias porta a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · ro toate drumurile duc la Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · eo ĉiuj vojoj kondukas al Romo (different paths can take to the same goal) · ar كُلُّ الطُّرُقِ تُؤَدِّي إِلَى رُومَا (different paths can take to the same goal) · ka ყველა გზა რომში მიდის (different paths can take to the same goal) · ca tots els camins duen a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · fr tous les chemins mènent à Rome (different paths can take to the same goal) · la omnibus viīs Rōmam pervenītur (different paths can take to the same goal) · ca tots els camins porten a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · my လမ်းတိုင်းဟာ ရောမမြို့ဆီကို ဦးတည်နေကြတယ် (different paths can take to the same goal) · ky бардык жолдор Римге алып барат (different paths can take to the same goal) · sl vse poti vodijo v Rim (different paths can take to the same goal) · hy բոլոր ճանապարհները տանում են Հռոմ (different paths can take to the same goal) · cmn 殊途同歸 /殊途同归 (different paths can take to the same goal) · cs všechny cesty vedou do Říma (different paths can take to the same goal) · tr tüm yollar Roma'ya çıkar (different paths can take to the same goal) · be усе́ даро́гі вяду́ць у Рым (different paths can take to the same goal) · ko 역지즉개연 (different paths can take to the same goal) · de alle Wege führen nach Rom (different paths can take to the same goal) · da alle veje fører til Rom (different paths can take to the same goal) · he כֹּל הַדְּרָכִים מוֹבִילוֹת לְרוֹמָא (different paths can take to the same goal) · pt todos os caminhos levam a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal) · pl wszystkie drogi prowadzą do Rzymu (different paths can take to the same goal) · el όλοι οι δρόμοι οδηγούν στη Ρώμη (different paths can take to the same goal) · lb all Weeër féieren op Roum (different paths can take to the same goal) · cmn 條條大路通羅馬 /条条大路通罗马 (different paths can take to the same goal) · cy y mae bob ffordd yn arwain i Rufain (different paths can take to the same goal) · yo ọ̀nà kan ò wọjà (different paths can take to the same goal) · ms ada banyak jalan menuju ke Mekah (different paths can take to the same goal) · is allir vegir liggja til Rómar (different paths can take to the same goal) · ia omne via duce a Roma (different paths can take to the same goal)
wikipedia: Roman roads · wikipedia: Geoffrey Chaucer · wikipedia: A Treatise on the Astrolabe · wikipedia: Milliarium Aureum · wikipedia: Alain de Lille