late 14c., partitif, in grammar, "having the quality of dividing into parts," from Late Latin partitivus, from Latin partitus, past participle of partire "to divide," from pars "a part, piece, a share" (from PIE root *pere- (2) "to grant, allot").
a partitive construction
partitive tendencies in education
particulate
parting
partisan
partisanship
partition
partitive
partizan
partly
partner
partnership
partridge