Where does “part” come from?

Part comes from Middle English part, from Old French part, from Latin pars, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós meaning a portion or division.

part (English): A portion; a component; Duty; responsibility; The...

Definitions

  1. A portion; a component; Duty; responsibility; The...

Ancestry of “part”, step by step

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

Words derived from “part”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →