Where does “part” come from?

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

part (Middle High German): share, part, party

Definitions

  1. share, part, party

Ancestry of “part”, step by step

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

Words derived from “part”

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