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English word origin

Etymology of apart

From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).

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Unnumbered source etymology

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postp

Excluded from consideration.

adv

Placed separately (in regard to space or time). · Separately, exclusively, not together. · In or into two or more parts. · To the side; aside.

adj

Exceptional, distinct. · Having been taken apart; disassembled, in pieces. · Separate, on the side.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

From Middle English apart, aparte, a-part, a part, from Anglo-Norman a part, from Latin ad partem (“to the side”).

Relationships mentioned by the source

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  • Inherited-form mentionapartenm
  • Derivation mentionad partemla · to the side
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