Where does “partita” come from?

partita (English) comes from Italian partita, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partita (English): A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th...

Definitions

  1. A type of instrumental suite popular in the 18th...

Ancestry of “partita”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpartitamatch, game; lot, parcel, batch, stock; entry,...
2Latinpartīre—
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →