Partisan Definition

Origin of Partisan

• From French partisan, from Italian partigiano (“defender of a party”), from parte (“part”). English from the mid-16th century. The sense of "guerilla fighter" is from c. 1690. The adjective in the military sense dates from the early 18th century, in the political sense since 1842.

  From Wiktionary

• French from Old French from Old Italian dialectal partisano variant of Old Italian partigiano from parte part from Latin pars part- part

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• From Middle French partizaine, partisanne et al., from Italian partigiana, related to Etymology 1, above (apparently because it was seen as a typical weapon of such forces).

  From Wiktionary

• French partizane from Italian dialectal (arma) partisana partisan (weapon) feminine sing. of partisano supporter partisan¹

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition