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Where does “parcial” come from?

parcial (Old French) comes from Late Latin partialis, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

parcial (Old French): biased or particular

Definitions

  1. biased or particular

Ancestry of “parcial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinpartialisof or pertaining to a part; of, or pertaining to,...
2Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “parcial”

  • partial
  • partially
  • partialist
  • semipartial
  • partialness
  • partialism
  • unpartial
  • partialize
  • nonpartial
  • subpartial
  • partial false friend
  • partiall
  • parcial
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