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Where does “parti” come from?

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

parti (Norwegian Nynorsk): party; shipment of goods; game of chess

Definitions

  1. party; shipment of goods; game of chess

Ancestry of “parti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchpartirto share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
2Middle Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
3Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
4Latinpartiō—
5Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
6Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “parti”

  • partisk
  • opposisjonsparti
  • kommunistparti
  • bakparti
  • upartisk
  • partimedlem
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