Where does “tripartite” come from?
Tripartite comes from Latin tripartitus, meaning divided into three parts.
tripartite (English): In three parts; Done by three parties
Definitions
- In three parts; Done by three parties
Ancestry of “tripartite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latin | tripartitus | threefold, tripartite |
| 2 | Italian | tripartire | To divide into three |
| 3 | Italian | partire | to depart; to leave; to set forth; to get moving;... |
| 4 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “tripartite”