Where does “parti” come from?
parti (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian párt, from Hungarian pár, from German paar, from Middle High German pâr, from Old High German par, from Latin pār, from Proto-Indo-European perH-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.
parti (Hungarian): a marriageable person, eligible partner; a game...
Definitions
- a marriageable person, eligible partner; a game...
Ancestry of “parti”, step by step
parti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian párt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | párt | party; accusative singular of pár |
| 2 | Hungarian | pár | pair, couple; partner, spouse; some, a few, a... |
| 3 | German | paar | some; few; a few |
| 4 | Middle High German | pâr | — |
| 5 | Old High German | par | — |
| 6 | Latin | pār | even (of a number) |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | perH- | to fly; fore, first; exchange |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via German partīe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | partīe | match, game |
| 2 | French | partie | part; party; game, play |
| 3 | French | partir | to share, to share out, to divide; to go away,... |
| 4 | Middle French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 5 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 6 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 7 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | partis | part |