Where does “portion” come from?

Portion comes from Middle English porcioun, from Old French porcion, from Latin portio meaning a part or share.

portion (English): An allocated amount; That which is divided off or...

Definitions

  1. An allocated amount; That which is divided off or...

Ancestry of “portion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishporciounpart
2Old Frenchporcion
3Latinportioshare, part, portion; relation, proportion

Words derived from “portion

Every word from Latin portio