Where does “partagiciel” come from?

partagiciel (French) comes from French logiciel, from French -iel, from French -el, from Old French -el, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos, from Proto-Italic -elos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

partagiciel (French): shareware

Definitions

  1. shareware

Ancestry of “partagiciel”, step by step

partagiciel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French logiciel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchlogicielsoftware; computer program, piece of software
2French-ielSuffix used to form adjectives. Compare with...
3French-elTo make an adjectival form of a noun; -al
4Old French-elSuffix that usually denotes a masculine noun
5Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
6Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
7Proto-Italic-olos
8Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
9Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
10Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via French partage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpartagesharing; first-person singular present indicative...
2Frenchpartirto share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
3Middle Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
4Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
5Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
6Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
7Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós