Where does “unparteiisch” come from?
unparteiisch (German) comes from German parteiisch, from German Partei, from Dutch partij, from Middle Dutch partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars — passed , crossed.
unparteiisch (German): impartial, unbiased
Ancestry of “unparteiisch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | parteiisch | partial, biased, one-sided |
| 2 | German | Partei | political party; party participating in a legal... |
| 3 | Dutch | partij | party; some, a few, a small number of |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | partie | — |
| 5 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 6 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 7 | Latin | partiō | — |
| 8 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |