Where does “Mehrparteiensystem” come from?

Mehrparteiensystem (German) comes from German Partei, from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

Mehrparteiensystem (German): multi-party system, multipartyism

Definitions

  1. multi-party system, multipartyism

Ancestry of “Mehrparteiensystem”, step by step

Mehrparteiensystem traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Partei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanParteipolitical party; party participating in a legal...
2Dutchpartijparty; some, a few, a small number of
3Middle Dutchpartie—
4Old Frenchpartiepart; section
5Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
6Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
7Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via German Mehr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMehrincrease, excess; majority
2Middle High Germanmere—
3Old High Germanmēromore
4Proto-West Germanic*maiʀōmore, larger
5Proto-Germanicmaizôcomparative degree of *mikilaz; more
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmē-to measure; endeavour, will, temper; many

via German System

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSystemsystem; period
2Latinsystēmasystem
3Ancient Greekσύστημαa whole made of several parts or members, system;...
4Ancient Greek-μᾰ"suffix forming a noun denoting the result of an...
5Proto-Indo-European-mn̥Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs
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