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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman French | partie | — |
| 2 | Old French | partie | part; section |
| 3 | Old French | partir | to leave; to divide up |
| 4 | Latin | partiō | — |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “party”