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Uncertain. Perhaps from part + -en. Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from partner.
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Uncertain. Perhaps from part + -en. Alternatively, perhaps a back-formation from partner.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.