I know it means nothing; I think your explanation was a little off because the 'a' is not an opposite prefix in that case as there is no such word as partment.
I beleive they are called apartments because the tenants rooms are seprated by walls instead of places where tenants sleep in the same lodgings.
thanks K 🙂
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