Where does “purtenance” come from?
purtenance (English) comes from English appurtenance, from Middle English appurtenaunce, from Old French apartenance, from Old French apartenir, from Latin appertineō, from Latin pertineō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad.
purtenance (English): That which pertains or belongs to something; The...
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- That which pertains or belongs to something; The...
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