'partition' originates from Latin, specifically the word 'partitio,' where 'part-' meant 'part' and '-itio' was a suffix indicating action or process.

'partitio' transformed into the Old French word 'particion,' and eventually became the modern English word 'partition' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'the action of dividing into parts,' but over time it evolved into its current meaning of 'a division or separation into parts.'