Where does “a parte” come from?
a parte (Italian) comes from English apart, from Middle English apart, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem — to the side.
Ancestry of “a parte”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | apart | Placed separately; separately, exclusively, not... |
| 2 | Middle English | apart | — |
| 3 | Anglo-Norman | a part | — |
| 4 | Latin | ad partem | to the side |
Words derived from “a parte”