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Where does “apartar” come from?

apartar (Old Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese parte, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

Ancestry of “apartar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “apartar”

  • aparta
  • aparto
  • apartar
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