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Where does “apaart” come from?

apaart (Luxembourgish) comes from German apart, from French à part, from Italian a parte, from English apart, from Middle English apart, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem — to the side.

apaart (Luxembourgish): unusual, strange; especially

Definitions

  1. unusual, strange; especially

Ancestry of “apaart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanapartfancy, distinctive
2Frenchà partapart; exceptional, special; apart from, except
3Italiana parte—
4EnglishapartPlaced separately; separately, exclusively, not...
5Middle Englishapart—
6Anglo-Normana part—
7Latinad partemto the side
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