Where does “парта” come from?
парта (Russian) comes from German apart, from French à part, from Italian a parte, from English apart, from Middle English apart, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem — to the side.
парта (Russian): school desk
Ancestry of “парта”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | apart | fancy, distinctive |
| 2 | French | à part | apart; exceptional, special; apart from, except |
| 3 | Italian | a parte | — |
| 4 | English | apart | Placed separately; separately, exclusively, not... |
| 5 | Middle English | apart | — |
| 6 | Anglo-Norman | a part | — |
| 7 | Latin | ad partem | to the side |
Words derived from “парта”