Etymology of the French word partitif
the Old French word
partitifderived from the Medieval Latin word
partitivusderived 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 partitif in French dates from the 14th century.
Derivations in other languages
English
partitive, Italian
partitivo, Romanian
partitivUsage
Word found in Old French
