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Where does “tripartire” come from?

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

tripartire (Italian): To divide into three

Definitions

  1. To divide into three

Ancestry of “tripartire”, 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
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