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Where does “partyish” come from?

partyish (English) comes from English Party, from Middle English party, from Anglo-Norman French partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

partyish (English): Resembling a party

Definitions

  1. Resembling a party

Ancestry of “partyish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishParty—
2Middle Englishparty—
3Anglo-Norman Frenchpartie—
4Old Frenchpartiepart; section
5Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
6Latinpartiō—
7Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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