partir
/paɾˈtiɾ/ · A2 · verb
to go away, leave, depart
✂️🍰 partir = to PART: part a cake in two, or part from a place
From Latin partire, to divide into parts — same root as English part, partition and depart. Splitting something parts it; leaving parts you from where you were. Partirse de risa = to split with laughter, like English splitting your sides.