Where does “partir” come from?

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

partir (Middle French): to leave; to divide up

Definitions

  1. to leave; to divide up

Ancestry of “partir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “partir”

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