Partition
/pɑːrˈtɪʃ.ən/noun
A division or separate section of something; also, the act of dividing.
Did you know?Partition comes from Latin partitionem, meaning “a dividing, distribution,” from partiri, “to share, divide,” so its oldest power is not mystical concealment but the act of splitting one whole into many.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to divide, allot, or distribute”
Latin
Latin
partiri
“to divide, share, or distribute”
Latin
Latin
partitio
“a dividing, distribution, or division into parts”
Old French
Old French
particion
“a division or partition”
Middle English
English
particion
“a division, separation, or section”
Modern English
English
partition
“a division or separating structure; the act of dividing”