Etymology of the French word bipartition
the French word
bipartitionusing the Old French prefix
bi-derived from the Latin word
bi-derived from the Latin word
bis (two)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*dwo-derived from the Old Latin word
duisderived from the Old French word
partitionderived from the Latin word
partitio (distribution, share; classification)
derived from the Latin word
partitusderived from the Vulgar Latin word
partire (share, divide up, distribute)
derived from the Classical Latin word
partiri (share, divide up, distribute)
derived from the Latin word
pars (part; part, region; share; role; office, function)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*perə-Date
The earliest known usage of bipartition in French dates from the 19th century.
