Where does “pertinentness” come from?
pertinentness (English) comes from English pertinent, from Middle English pertinent, from Old French pertinent, from Latin pertinens, from Latin pertineō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic.
pertinentness (English): The quality of being pertinent
Definitions
- The quality of being pertinent
Ancestry of “pertinentness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | pertinent | important with regard to ; relevant |
| 2 | Middle English | pertinent | — |
| 3 | Old French | pertinent | — |
| 4 | Latin | pertinens | extending; pertaining |
| 5 | Latin | pertineō | — |
| 6 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 7 | Latin | Ad | — |
| 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 | — |