Where does “part” come from?

part (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan part, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

part (Catalan): birthing; birth of an idea; part, portion

Definitions

  1. birthing; birth of an idea; part, portion

Ancestry of “part”, step by step

part traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Catalan part

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalanpart—
2Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Latin Parthus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinParthusa Parthian
2Ancient GreekΠάρθοςa Parthian
3Old Persian𐎱𐎼𐎰𐎺Parthia

Words derived from “part”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →