Where does “partidário” come from?
partidário (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese partido, from Old Portuguese partido, from Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
partidário (Portuguese): partisan
Definitions
- partisan
Ancestry of “partidário”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Portuguese | partido | party; bachelor; fragmented; divided |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | partido | — |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | partir | to depart |
| 4 | Latin | partiō | to share, part, apportion; divide, distribute |
| 5 | Latin | pars | part, side, piece, share; some; faction |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |