Where does “fourpartite” come from?
fourpartite (English) comes from English four, from Middle English four, from Old English fēower, from Proto-West Germanic feuwar, from Proto-Germanic fedwōr, from Proto-Indo-European kʷetwóres, from Proto-Indo-European kʷe- — and.
fourpartite (English): quadripartite
Definitions
- quadripartite
Ancestry of “fourpartite”, step by step
fourpartite traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English four
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | four | A numerical value equal to 4; the number after... |
| 2 | Middle English | four | four |
| 3 | Old English | fēower | four |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | feuwar | four |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fedwōr | four |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷetwóres | four |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷe- | and |
via English partite
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partite | divided into parts |
| 2 | Latin | partītus | shared, parted, distributed, divided, having been shared |
| 3 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |