English
parter
Parter comes from Old French partir ‘to divide up’, from Latin partiō ‘share, part’, and ultimately from Proto-Italic *partis.
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*partis‘part’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpars‘part, piece’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartiō‘share, part’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartioras partīre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400partir‘to divide up’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500parten‘to divide’
- English1500–presentpart‘noun’
- Englishtodayparter
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*partis‘part’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEpars‘part, piece’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartiō‘share, part’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpartioras partīre
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400partir‘to divide up’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500parten‘to divide’
- English1500–presentpart‘noun’
- Englishtodayparter
A compound of part ‘noun’ + -er
Proto-Italic *partis ‘part’
Latin pars ‘part, portion, piece, share’
Latin partem ‘accusative of pars’
Old English part ‘part’
Middle English part
English part
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *perh₃- ‘to grant’
empire, experiment, repair, expert, imperial, preparation, parental, para, partisan, parity, imperious, imperium, pare, rampart, 32 more
through Proto-Italic *partis ‘part’
through Latin pars ‘part, piece’
particular, participation, participate, partial, particle, parcel, parse, particulate, 15 more
through Latin partiō ‘share, part’
depart, impart, bipartite, 8 more
through Latin partior
through Old French partir ‘to divide up’
Today it means
noun A work in a specified number of parts.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Italic *partis / parter