Where does “partir” come from?
partir (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
partir (Portuguese): to split; to split; to break apart; to depart; to...
Definitions
- to split; to split; to break apart; to depart; to...
Ancestry of “partir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Portuguese | partir | to depart |
| 2 | Latin | partiō | — |
| 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 |
Words derived from “partir”