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Where does “parcener” come from?

parcener (English) comes from Old French parçonier, from Old French parçon, from Latin partitionem, from Latin partitio, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

parcener (English): A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...

Definitions

  1. A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...

Ancestry of “parcener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchparçoniercoholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant
2Old Frenchparçondivision; separation
3Latinpartitionemaccusative singular of partītiō
4LatinpartitioThe act of sharing or parting; partition,...
5Latinpartīre—
6Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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