Where does “pertainym” come from?
pertainym (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.
pertainym (English): a word, usually an adjective, which can be...
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- a word, usually an adjective, which can be...
Ancestry of “pertainym”, 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 |