Where does “pertainest” come from?
pertainest (English) comes from English pertain, from Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir, from Latin pertineō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille — that.
pertainest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “pertainest”, step by step
pertainest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pertain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pertain | to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct,... |
| 2 | Middle English | pertenen | to pertain |
| 3 | Old French | partenir | — |
| 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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |