Where does “趴” come from?
趴 (Chinese) comes from Chinese 趴體, from English Party, from Middle English party, from Anglo-Norman French partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “趴”, step by step
趴 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 趴體
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 趴體 | party; get-together |
| 2 | English | Party | A person or group of people constituting one side in a legal proceeding, such as in a legal action or a contract |
| 3 | Middle English | party | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | partie | — |
| 5 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 6 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 8 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Japanese パーセント
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japanese | パーセント | percent |
| 2 | English | percent | For every hundred; A percentage, a proportion;... |
| 3 | Italian | percento | percent |
| 4 | New Latin | per centum | by the hundred; for every hundred; by one hundred |