Where does “champerty” come from?
champerty (English) comes from Middle English champartie, from Middle French champart, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
champerty (English): The investing of money into an individual's...
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- The investing of money into an individual's...
Ancestry of “champerty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | champartie | — |
| 2 | Middle French | champart | field rent {{gl|portion of produce of field paid... |
| 3 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |