Where does “pars” come from?
pars (Middle English) comes from Old French pars, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
pars (Middle English): parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar
Definitions
- parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar
Ancestry of “pars”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | pars | — |
| 2 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “pars”