Where does “party” come from?

party (Middle English) comes from Anglo-Norman French partie, from Old French partie, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “party”, step by step

party traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Anglo-Norman French partie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Norman Frenchpartie—
2Old Frenchpartiepart; section
3Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
4Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Old French parti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchpartiparted
2Latinpartītusshared, parted, distributed, divided, having been shared
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus—
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

Words derived from “party”

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