Where does “part” come from?

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

part (Old French): part, portion, share

Definitions

  1. part, portion, share

Ancestry of “part”, step by step

part traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin pars

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

via Latin partem

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpartemaccusative singular of pars

Words derived from “part”

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