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Where does “partijlijn” come from?

partijlijn (Dutch) comes from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partijlijn (Dutch): party line, official view

Definitions

  1. party line, official view

Ancestry of “partijlijn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchpartijparty; some, a few, a small number of
2Middle Dutchpartie—
3Old Frenchpartiepart; section
4Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
5Latinpartiō—
6Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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