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Where does “partur” come from?

partur (Faroese) comes from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partur (Faroese): part, piece

Definitions

  1. part, piece

Ancestry of “partur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “partur”

  • partafelag
  • fyrrapartur
  • partabræv
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