Where does “parteaguas” come from?
parteaguas (Spanish) comes from Spanish partir, from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
parteaguas (Spanish): watershed; watershed, turning point
Definitions
- watershed; watershed, turning point
Ancestry of “parteaguas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | partir | to divide, split; to go away, leave, depart; to... |
| 2 | Latin | partīre | — |
| 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 |