Where does “μεροληπτώ” come from?

μεροληπτώ (Greek) comes from Greek μέρος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.

μεροληπτώ (Greek): to be biased, to be partial

Definitions

  1. to be biased, to be partial

Ancestry of “μεροληπτώ”, step by step

μεροληπτώ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Greek μέρος

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekμέροςpart; place; movement, part
2Ancient Greekμέροςpart, component, region; share, portion; one's...
3Proto-Hellenic*(h)méros—

via Greek λαμβάνω

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Greekλαμβάνωget, receive; take; understand, get
2Ancient Greekλᾰμβᾰ́νωI take, receive

via French prendre parti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchprendre partito take sides, take a side
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros →Every word from Ancient Greek μέρος →Every word from Greek μέρος →