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tenere
Latin · ancient
"to hold"
to hold, combined with per- (through)
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pertinere
Latin · ancient
"to extend to, to belong to"
to extend to, to belong to, from per- and tenere
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Stage 3 of 4
partenir
Old French · medieval
"to be relevant or belong to something"
carried into French for being relevant or belonging to something
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Stage 4 of 4
pertain
English · 1300s
"to relate or belong to something"
settled as the English word for relating or belonging to something
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