Where does “portions” come from?

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

portions (English): plural of portion

Definitions

  1. plural of portion

Ancestry of “portions”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishportionAn allocated amount; That which is divided off or...
2Middle Englishporciounpart
3Old Frenchporcion—
4Latinportioshare, part, portion; relation, proportion
Every word from Latin portio →Every word from Old French porcion →Every word from Middle English porcioun →
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