Where does “pertinently” come from?
Pertinently derives from English pertinent, from French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, the present participle of pertinere meaning to belong or relate to, formed from per and ḱóm in Proto-Indo-European.
pertinently (English): In a pertinent manner; relevantly
Definitions
- In a pertinent manner; relevantly
Ancestry of “pertinently”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pertinent | A right that attaches to land, in Scots law |
| 2 | Middle English | pertinent | — |
| 3 | Old French | pertinent | — |
| 4 | Latin | pertinens | extending; pertaining |
| 5 | Latin | pertineō | to extend, stretch out, reach, matter |
| 6 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 7 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 8 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 9 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 10 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 11 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |