appertain

Meaningto pertain

Common meaning: belong to

appertainto pertainSkeat, Etymological Dictionary (1898), p. 29 · scan

Journey through time

Latinpertinere‘to pertain’source
Old Frenchapartenir‘to pertain to’source
Middle Englishapperteinensource
Englishmeaning shiftsto pertain to → belong toappertain‘belong to’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Latin pertinere ‘to pertain’.

Roots

pertinere Latin “to pertain”

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