Where does “pairt” come from?

pairt (Scots) comes from Middle English part, from Old French partir, from Latin partiō, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

pairt (Scots): part; to part

Definitions

  1. part; to part

Ancestry of “pairt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishpartpart
2Old Frenchpartirto leave; to divide up
3Latinpartiōto share, part, apportion; divide, distribute
4Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Latin pars →