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Where does “partlet” come from?

partlet (English) comes from English pert, from Middle English pert, from English apert, from Middle English apert, from Old French apert, from Latin apertus, from Latin aperiō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epó — off, away.

partlet (English): A hen; A covering for the neck and upper chest,...

Definitions

  1. A hen; A covering for the neck and upper chest,...

Ancestry of “partlet”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpertAttractive; Well-formed, shapely; Lively; alert...
2Middle Englishpert—
3Englishapertopen; uncovered; revealed
4Middle Englishapert—
5Old Frenchapert—
6Latinapertusopened, open, free; public; having been opened;...
7Latinaperiō—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epóoff, away
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