Where does “self-partiality” come from?
self-partiality (English) comes from English partiality, from Middle English parcialite, from Middle French partialité, from Latin partialitas, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
self-partiality (English): That partiality by which people overrate their...
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- That partiality by which people overrate their...
Ancestry of “self-partiality”, step by step
self-partiality traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English partiality
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partiality | Preference, bias in favor of, tendency; The... |
| 2 | Middle English | parcialite | — |
| 3 | Middle French | partialité | — |
| 4 | Latin | partialitas | — |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via English Self
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Self | Himself, herself, itself, themself, themselves; that specific (person mentioned) |
| 2 | Middle English | salve | Alternative form of sauf |
| 3 | Old English | sealf | salve |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | salbu | salve, ointment |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salbō | salve, ointment |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | solp-éh₂ | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | selp- | fat, oil |