Where does “prepartnership” come from?
prepartnership (English) comes from English partnership, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier, from Old French parçon, from Latin partitionem, from Latin partitio — passed , crossed.
prepartnership (English): Prior to a partnership
Definitions
- Prior to a partnership
Ancestry of “prepartnership”, step by step
prepartnership traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English partnership
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partnership | The state of being associated with a partner; An... |
| 2 | English | partner | Someone who is associated with another in a... |
| 3 | Middle English | partener | — |
| 4 | English | parcener | A coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an... |
| 5 | Old French | parçonier | coholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant |
| 6 | Old French | parçon | division; separation |
| 7 | Latin | partitionem | accusative singular of partītiō |
| 8 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 9 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 10 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |