Where does “appertain” come from?
Appertain comes from Middle English apperteinen, from Old French apartenir, from Latin appertineo, formed from the prefix ad- and Latin ad.
appertain (English): To belong to or be a part of, whether by right,...
Definitions
- To belong to or be a part of, whether by right,...
Ancestry of “appertain”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | apperteinen | — |
| 2 | Old French | apartenir | to belong to |
| 3 | Latin | appertineō | to belong, pertain or appertain to |
| 4 | Latin | pertineō | to extend, stretch out, reach, matter |
| 5 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 6 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 7 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 8 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 9 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |