Partner
/ˈpɑːrt.nər/noun
A person who shares or takes part in something with another person.
Did you know?Partner entered English through Old French as a word for a co-sharer or associate, and in its earliest sense it had nothing mystical at all—just the practical, sometimes tense reality of splitting something together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“To divide, allot, or assign”
Latin
Latin
pars
“A part or share”
Late Latin
Latin
partitionem
“A dividing or distribution”
Old French
Old French
partenaire
“A sharer, associate, or companion”
Middle English
English
partener
“A sharer or associate in business or affairs”
Modern English
English
partner
“A person who shares in an activity, relationship, or enterprise”