Where does “tripartite” come from?
tripartite (Dutch) comes from French tripartite, from Latin tripartitus, from Italian tripartire, from Italian partire, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “tripartite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | tripartite | tripartite |
| 2 | Latin | tripartitus | threefold, tripartite |
| 3 | Italian | tripartire | To divide into three |
| 4 | Italian | partire | to depart; to leave; to set forth; to get moving;... |
| 5 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 6 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |