Where does “pertainment” come from?
pertainment (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.
pertainment (English): The condition of pertaining to something;...
Definitions
- The condition of pertaining to something;...
Ancestry of “pertainment”, step by step
| 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 |