Where does “parceiro” come from?
parceiro (Old Portuguese) comes from Latin partiārius, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
Ancestry of “parceiro”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | partiārius | a sharer, partaker |
| 2 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 3 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |