Where does “tripart” come from?

tripart (English) comes from English part, from Middle English part, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

tripart (English): Having three parts

Definitions

  1. Having three parts

Ancestry of “tripart”, step by step

tripart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English part

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpartA portion; a component; Duty; responsibility; The...
2Middle Englishpartpart
3Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
4Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós