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pertineo.

to extend, stretch out, reach, matter

8 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[pɛrˈtɪ.ne.oː]Classical-Latin[perˈtiː.ne.o]
  1. to extend, stretch out, reach, matter

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  2. to belong, relate, pertain, have concern

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  3. to have a tendency to, tend to

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  4. to apply to, be applicable to, suit, be suitable to

    conjugation-2 · no-supine
  5. to be the property of, belong to; to be attributable to

    Late-Latin · conjugation-2 · no-supine
Where this word comes from

From per- (“through”) + teneō (“to hold”). Compare, on composition and meaning, with the later formed perteneō (“to hold constantly”).

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