Partnership
/ˈpɑːrt.nɚ.ʃɪp/noun
A business or personal relationship in which two or more people share responsibility, ownership, or activity.
Did you know?The -ship ending comes from Old English *-sċīp*, a state or condition suffix, so the word literally began as the condition of being in parts or shares together.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“To divide, apportion, or share out.”
Latin
Latin
partīrī
“To divide, share, or distribute.”
Old French
Old French
part
“A share, portion, or side in a division.”
Middle English
English
partenershipe
“A sharing in parts; association or joint ownership.”
Modern English
English
partnership
“The state of being partners; a business or personal association between two or more people.”