pertineo

Latin

verb
Definitions
  • I extend, stretch out, reach, matter
  • I belong, relate, pertain, have concern
  • I have a tendency to, tend to
  • I am the property of, belong to; I am attributable to

Etymology

Affix from Latin teneō (hold, restrain, I hold, grasp) root from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*ten-

Gloss

stretch, draw, extend, pull, clench, flex

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

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