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Where does “partner” come from?

Partner comes from Old French parçonneour, from Old French parçonner combined with the Latin agent noun suffix -ator, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tōr.

partner (English): Someone who is associated with another in a...

Definitions

  1. Someone who is associated with another in a...

Ancestry of “partner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpartener—
2EnglishparcenerA coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...
3Old Frenchparçoniercoholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant
4Old Frenchparçondivision; separation
5Latinpartitionemaccusative singular of partītiō
6LatinpartitioThe act of sharing or parting; partition,...
7Latinpartīre—
8Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “partner”

  • partnership
  • copartnership
  • copartner
  • superpartner
  • partnerless
  • repartner
  • bedpartner
  • partnerial
  • partnerdom
  • antipartner
  • partenaire
  • partner
  • partenariat
  • partenaire
  • superpartenaire
  • partenarial
  • Städtepartnerschaft
  • Partnerschaft
  • partnerschaftlich
  • Gesprächspartner
  • Reaktionspartner
  • Partner
  • partner
  • パートナーシップ
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