Where does “part” come from?

part (Veps) comes from Russian парта, 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.

part (Veps): bench

Definitions

  1. bench

Ancestry of “part”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianпартаschool desk
2Germanapartfancy, distinctive
3Frenchà partapart; exceptional, special; apart from, except
4Italiana parteaside
5EnglishapartPlaced separately; separately, exclusively, not...
6Middle Englishapart—
7Anglo-Normana part—
8Latinad partemto the side
Every word from Latin ad partem →Every word from Anglo-Norman a part →Every word from Middle English apart →