Etymology

apportion

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Today it means: To divide and distribute portions of a whole. Full definition →

Middle French apportionner ← Old French aporcioner ← Late Latin apportionare
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromad
  2. Late Latin · derived fromapportionare
  3. Old French · derived fromaporcioner
  4. Middle French · derived fromapportionner
  5. English todayapportion

From Middle French apportionner, from Old French aporcioner, from Late Latin apportionare, from Latin ad + portio. By surface analysis, ap- + portion.

Words from the same roots

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