partible

The story

1. Latin · derived frompartiō“to share, divide”
2. Late Latin · borrowed frompartibilis
3. English todaypartible

Borrowed from Late Latin partibilis, from Latin partiō (“to share, divide”).

Words from the same roots

First known use, by meaning

• from 14th c. Divisible, able to be divided or partitioned.
• from 16th c. Relating to an inheritance system based on such division.