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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

  1. The state or quality of being apart; The result...

Ancestry of “apartness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishapartPlaced separately; separately, exclusively, not...
2Middle Englishapart—
3Anglo-Normana part—
4Latinad partemto the side
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