Where does “à part” come from?

à part (French) comes from Italian a parte, from English apart, from Middle English apart, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem — to the side.

à part (French): apart; exceptional, special; apart from, except

Definitions

  1. apart; exceptional, special; apart from, except

Ancestry of “à part”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiana parteaside
2EnglishapartPlaced separately; separately, exclusively, not...
3Middle Englishapart—
4Anglo-Normana part—
5Latinad partemto the side

Words derived from “à part”

Every word from Latin ad partem →Every word from Anglo-Norman a part →Every word from Middle English apart →