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Where does “impartment” come from?

impartment (English) comes from English impart, from Middle English imparten, from Middle French impartir, from Latin impartiō, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

impartment (English): The act of imparting something, or the thing...

Definitions

  1. The act of imparting something, or the thing...

Ancestry of “impartment”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishimpartTo give or bestow; To give a part or to share; To...
2Middle Englishimparten—
3Middle Frenchimpartir—
4Latinimpartiō—
5Latinpartiō—
6Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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