English
appurtenance
Appurtenance comes from Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Latin appertineō ‘to belong, to appertain’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, draw’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpertineō‘belong, pertain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappertineō‘to belong, to appertain’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400apurtenance
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500appurtenaunce
- Englishearliest quotation 1693appurtenance
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ten-‘to stretch, draw’reconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*tenēō‘to hold’reconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEteneō‘hold’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEpertineō‘belong, pertain’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEappertineō‘to belong, to appertain’
- Anglo-Normanc. 1066–1400apurtenance
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500appurtenaunce
- Englishearliest quotation 1693appurtenance
Earliest quotation: 1693, William Congreve, The Old Batchelour: “Araminta, come I'll talk ſeriouſly to you now, could…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ten- ‘to stretch, draw’
tight, tone, obtain, ton, tune, entertainment, maintenance, tender, tonic, pristine, pertinent, tendon, tenacious, tetanus, tantra, maintainer, countenance, tendinitis, retentive, hypotenuse, 62 more
through Proto-Italic *tenēō ‘to hold’
container, incontinent, 18 more
through Latin teneō ‘hold’
continue, content, contain, continuous, retain, tennis, continent, sustain, detention, retention, continuum, rein, detain, tenant, tenor, abstain, abstinence, tenacity, tenet, retinue, tenement, incontinence, sustenance, abstention, tenable, abstinent, continence, 20 more
through Latin pertineō ‘belong, pertain’
Today it means
noun That which appertains to something else; a belonging, accompaniment, adjunct, appendage, attribute, or accessory ; an addition.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ten- / appurtenance