Etymology

portion

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Today it means: An allocated amount. Full definition →

Middle English porcioun ← Old French porcion ← Latin portiōnem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromportiōnem“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”
  2. Old French · derived fromporcion
  3. Middle English · inherited fromporcioun
  4. English todayportion

English portion From Middle English porcioun, borrowed from Old French porcion, accusative of Latin portiōnem (“a share, part, portion, relation, proportion”), from portiō, akin to pars (“part”); see part. Compare proportion.

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