Where does “mouthpart” come from?

mouthpart (English) comes from English part, from Middle English part, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

mouthpart (English): An appendage-like structure on the outside of an...

Definitions

  1. An appendage-like structure on the outside of an...

Ancestry of “mouthpart”, step by step

mouthpart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English part

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpartA portion; a component; Duty; responsibility; The...
2Middle Englishpartpart
3Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
4Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English mouth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmouthThe opening of a creature through which food is...
2Middle EnglishmouþAlternative form of mouth
3Old Englishmūþmouth, opening, door, gate
4Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
5Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin pars