Compart
/kəmˈpɑːrt/noun
To divide or partition something into parts.
Did you know?Compart comes through French from Latin roots meaning “to share or divide together,” linking it to the ancient language of allocation and communal possession.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*perə-
“A proposed root associated with assigning, granting, or allotting a share.”
Classical Latin
Latin
pars
“A part, share, or portion.”
Late Latin
Latin
compartīrī
“To divide or share with others; formed with com-, “together,” and partīrī, “to divide.””
Middle French
Old French
compartir
“To divide, partition, or share.”
15th Century
English
compart
“To divide into parts; a learned or French-derived verb.”
Modern English
English
compart
“To partition or divide, now chiefly archaic or rare.”