Where does “apartness” come from?
apartness (English) comes from English apart, from Middle English apart, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem — to the side.
apartness (English): The state or quality of being apart; The result...
Definitions
- The state or quality of being apart; The result...
Ancestry of “apartness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apart | Placed separately; separately, exclusively, not... |
| 2 | Middle English | apart | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | a part | — |
| 4 | Latin | ad partem | to the side |