Where does “partimento” come from?

partimento (Italian) comes from Italian partire, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partimento (Italian): a bass line typically used for instruction in harmony and counterpoint

Definitions

a bass line typically used for instruction in harmony and counterpoint

Ancestry of “partimento”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Italian	partire	to depart; to leave; to set forth; to get moving;...
2	Latin	partīre	—
3	Latin	pars	part, side, piece, share; some; faction
4	Proto-Indo-European	per-	before, in front; first; to go through
5	Proto-Indo-European	pr̥tós	passed , crossed

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →