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Where does “spartire” come from?

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

spartire (Italian): to share out; to separate; to part

Definitions

  1. to share out; to separate; to part

Ancestry of “spartire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianpartireto depart; to leave; to set forth; to get moving;...
2Latinpartīre—
3Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
4Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “spartire”

  • spartiacque
  • spartibile
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