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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

  1. The quality of being pertinent

Ancestry of “pertinentness”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpertinentimportant with regard to ; relevant
2Middle Englishpertinent—
3Old Frenchpertinent—
4Latinpertinensextending; pertaining
5Latinpertineō—
6Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
7LatinAd—
8Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
9Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
10LatinolleArchaic form of ille
11Proto-Italic*olnos—
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