partition (n.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict[partition 词源字典]
early 15c., "division into shares, distinction," from Old French particion (12c.), from Latin partitionem (nominative partitio) "a sharing, division, partition, distribution; method of dividing," from past participle stem of partire "to part" (see part (v.)). Sense of "that which separates" first recorded late 15c.[partition etymology, partition origin, 英语词源]
partition (v.)youdaoicibaDictYouDict
1741, from partition (n.). Related: Partitioned; partitioning.