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Where does “a-part” come from?

a-part (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem — to the side.

Ancestry of “a-part”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normana part—
2Latinad partemto the side

Words derived from “a-part”

  • apart
  • apartness
  • a parte
  • á part
  • apartan
  • aparta
  • apartigi
  • abaddich
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