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Where does “upartisk” come from?

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

upartisk (Norwegian Nynorsk): impartial, neutral, unbiased

Definitions

  1. impartial, neutral, unbiased

Ancestry of “upartisk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpartiskbiased; partial
2Norwegian Nynorskpartiparty; shipment of goods; game of chess
3Frenchpartirto share, to share out, to divide; to go away,...
4Middle Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
5Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
6Latinpartiō—
7Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
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