Where does “part” come from?

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

part (Friulian): part; delivery, birth, childbirth

Definitions

  1. part; delivery, birth, childbirth

Ancestry of “part”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →