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Where does “outpart” come from?

outpart (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.

outpart (English): An outlying part

Definitions

  1. An outlying part

Ancestry of “outpart”, step by step

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