Impart
/ɪmˈpɑːrt/noun
To give, convey, or communicate something to someone.
Did you know?Impart comes through Old French from Latin impartire, built from in- + partiri (“to divide, share”), so its oldest sense is literally to distribute a portion of something.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to assign, allot, or divide out”
Latin
Latin
pars, partis
“a share, part, or portion”
Latin
Latin
partiri
“to divide, share, or apportion”
Late Latin
Latin
impartire
“to share out, divide among, or communicate”
Old French
Old French
empartir
“to distribute, apportion, or give a share of”
Middle English
English
imparten
“to divide out or communicate”
Modern English
English
impart
“to communicate or give a share of something”