Where does “partnerdom” come from?
partnerdom (English) comes from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier, from Old French parçon, from Latin partitionem, from Latin partitio, from Latin partīre — passed , crossed.
partnerdom (English): The state or condition of being a partner;...
Definitions
- The state or condition of being a partner;...
Ancestry of “partnerdom”, step by step
partnerdom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English partner
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 2 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 3 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 4 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 5 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 6 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 7 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 8 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 9 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English DOM
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | DOM | Initialism of date of marriage; Initialism of... |
| 2 | English | dominance | The state of being dominant; of prime importance;... |
| 3 | English | -ance | Added to an adjective or verb to form a noun... |
| 4 | Middle English | -aunce | Forms nouns indicating states or processes, usually from verbs or other nouns; -ance |
| 5 | Old French | -ance | ance (suffix used to form nouns) |
| 6 | Latin | -ia | Used to form a feminine abstract noun, usually... |
| 7 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |