Where does “purparty” come from?
purparty (English) comes from Old French porpartie, from Old French por, from Late Latin pōr, from Latin prō, from Latin ratus, from Latin rēōr, from Proto-Italic rēōr, from Proto-Indo-European h₂reh₁- — to fit, to fix, to put together.
purparty (English): A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted...
Definitions
- A share, part, or portion of an estate allotted...
Ancestry of “purparty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | porpartie | purparty; part of an estate intended for an... |
| 2 | Old French | por | for |
| 3 | Late Latin | pōr | — |
| 4 | Latin | prō | for |
| 5 | Latin | ratus | considered, having been considered; established,... |
| 6 | Latin | rēōr | to reckon, calculate |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | rēōr | to reckon, to calculate; to think, to deem, to... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂reh₁- | to think, reason; to arrange |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |