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

  1. parts, shares; parts of speech, grammar

Ancestry of “pars”, step by step

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

Words derived from “pars”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →