Where does “pertināx” come from?
pertināx (Latin) comes from Latin pertineō, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
pertināx (Latin): persevering, obstinate
Definitions
- persevering, obstinate
Ancestry of “pertināx”, step by step
pertināx traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin pertineō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | pertineō | to extend, stretch out, reach, matter |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |
via Latin tenāx
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tenāx | clinging |
| 2 | Latin | -āx | ish, -y |
| 3 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 4 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |