Where does “semipertinent” come from?
semipertinent (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 — that.
semipertinent (English): Somewhat or partly pertinent, or relevant
Definitions
- Somewhat or partly pertinent, or relevant
Ancestry of “semipertinent”, step by step
semipertinent traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English pertinent
| 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 |