Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pertainment

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: per-tain-ment
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of pertaining to something; pertinence; relevance.

Etymology

Etymology tree English pertain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English pertainment From pertain + -ment.

Inflected Forms

pertainments (plural)

Questions

What does pertainment mean?: The condition of pertaining to something; pertinence; relevance.
Where does pertainment come from?: Etymology tree English pertain Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English pertainment From pertain + -ment.

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