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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

Definitions

  1. impartial, unbiased

Ancestry of “unparteiisch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanparteiischpartial, biased, one-sided
2GermanParteipolitical party; party participating in a legal...
3Dutchpartijparty; some, a few, a small number of
4Middle Dutchpartie—
5Old Frenchpartiepart; section
6Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
7Latinpartiō—
8Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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