Where does “parti” come from?
Parti comes from French parti, derived from French partir meaning to depart, from Latin partire meaning to divide, ultimately from Latin pars meaning part, traced to Proto-Indo-European per-.
parti (English): The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or...
Definitions
- The basic, central, or main concept, drawing, or...
Ancestry of “parti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | parti | divided into two equal parts vertically, per... |
| 2 | French | partir | to share, to share out, to divide; to go away,... |
| 3 | Middle French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 4 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 5 | Latin | partiō | — |
| 6 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |