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DictionaryRoot: partire
Latin

partire

divide or share out

Forms

  • partire
  • partit- — The form used for completed action.

Origin

Formed from Latin pars, “part or share.”

Note

Division can separate a whole or allot its shares to different recipients.

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One accounting team holds a focused meeting within its distinct office area, other teams visible in separate rooms; only essential door label 'Accounts', no other text.
adjective

departmental

dee-pahrt-MEN-tuhl/ˌdiːpɑːrtˈmentl/

Relating to a division of an organization or institution.

Etymology
deLatindown, away; removal
+partLatindivide or share out
+mentFrenchan action, result, or means
+alFrenchconnected with

The pieces point to dividing something into parts. A department came to mean a distinct branch within a larger organization, so departmental describes what belongs to or concerns such a branch.

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