Where does “partir” come from?
partir (French) comes from Middle French partir, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
partir (French): to share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
Definitions
- to share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
Ancestry of “partir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 2 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 3 | Latin | partiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “partir”