Etymology of the English word apartment
the English word
apartmentderived from the French word
appartementderived from the Italian word
appartamentoderived from the Italian word
appartarederived from the Italian word
partederived from the Latin word
pars (part; part, region; share; role; office, function)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perÉ™-Date
The earliest known usage of apartment in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
apartmentizeCognates
Dutch
appartement, French
appartement, German
AppartementUsage
Word found in Modern English
