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Where does “partscore” come from?

partscore (English) comes from English part, from Middle English part, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partscore (English): A trick score less than 100, obtained by making a...

Definitions

  1. A trick score less than 100, obtained by making a...

Ancestry of “partscore”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpartA portion; a component; Duty; responsibility; The...
2Middle Englishpartpart
3Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
4Latinpartiō—
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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