Where does “spartiacque” come from?
spartiacque (Italian) comes from Italian spartire, from Italian partire, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
spartiacque (Italian): watershed, drainage divide, divide; watershed,...
Definitions
- watershed, drainage divide, divide; watershed,...
Ancestry of “spartiacque”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | spartire | to share out; to separate; to part |
| 2 | Italian | partire | to depart; to leave; to set forth; to get moving;... |
| 3 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 4 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |