The story
- Latin · derived frompartītiōnem
- Old French · derived fromparçonier
- Middle English · inherited frompartener
- English todaypartner
From Middle English partener, partiner, alteration (due to Middle English part) of Middle English parcener, from Old French parçonier, parçonneour (“joint heir”) from parçon (“partition”), from Latin partītiōnem, singular accusative of partītiō (“portion”). The word may also represent Old French part tenour (“part holder”). Compare also Middle English partifere (“partner”), partifelewe (“partner”). Doublet of parcener.
Words from the same roots
Old Frenchparçonier all →
parcenparcener
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.