Etymology

pertinent

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Today it means: A right that attaches to land, in Scots law. Full definition →

Middle English pertinent ← Old French pertinent ← Latin pertinēns, pertinentem
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The story

  1. Latin · derived frompertinēns, pertinentem
  2. Old French · derived frompertinent
  3. Middle English · inherited frompertinent
  4. English todaypertinent

Inherited from Middle English pertinent, borrowed from Old French pertinent and Latin pertinēns, pertinentem.

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