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Where does “partidaire” come from?

partidaire (French) comes from Spanish partidario, from Spanish Partido, from Spanish partir, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partidaire (French): partisan, party political

Definitions

  1. partisan, party political

Ancestry of “partidaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishpartidarioin favor of; supporter, partisan
2SpanishPartido—
3Spanishpartirto divide, split; to go away, leave, depart; to...
4Latinpartīre—
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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