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Where does “partitio” come from?

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

partitio (Latin): The act of sharing or parting; partition,...

Definitions

  1. The act of sharing or parting; partition,...

Ancestry of “partitio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpartīre—
2Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “partitio”

  • partition
  • equipartition
  • partitional
  • bipartition
  • subpartition
  • partitioner
  • partitionist
  • partitionable
  • partitionism
  • parcener
  • partitionless
  • multipartition
  • partitionment
  • unpartitionable
  • nonpartitionable
  • overpartition
  • partición
  • equipartizione
  • quadripartizione
  • tripartizione
  • partizione
  • partitionniste
  • bipartition
  • partition
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