Where does “parteira” come from?
parteira (Galician) comes from Galician parto, from Galician partir, from Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
parteira (Galician): midwife
Definitions
- midwife
Ancestry of “parteira”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Galician | parto | first-person singular present indicative of... |
| 2 | Galician | partir | to go away, to leave, to depart; to split,... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | partir | to depart |
| 4 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |