myEtymology.com: French etymology of departement

Etymology of the French word departement

the French word departement

derived from the Old French word departir

using the Old French prefix de-

derived from the Late Latin prefix de-

derived from the Latin word de (away; down)

derived from the Old French word partir

derived 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-