Where does “underpartition” come from?
underpartition (English) comes from English partition, from Latin partitio, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
underpartition (English): To divide into too few partitions
Definitions
- To divide into too few partitions
Ancestry of “underpartition”, step by step
underpartition traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English partition
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | partition | An action which divides a thing into parts, or... |
| 2 | Latin | partitio | The act of sharing or parting; partition,... |
| 3 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |