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Where does “partir” come from?

partir (Spanish) comes from Latin partīre, from Latin pars, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

partir (Spanish): to divide, split; to go away, leave, depart; to...

Definitions

  1. to divide, split; to go away, leave, depart; to...

Ancestry of “partir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinpartīre—
2Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
3Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “partir”

  • repartimiento
  • partidismo
  • partidazo
  • partido
  • parteaguas
  • repartir
  • partidario
  • partidaire
  • parti
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