Synonyms & related words for purtenance

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Words related to purtenance

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Where does purtenance come from?

The word purtenance breaks down into 3 roots of Latin origin: pur-, from Latin per (“thoroughly”); ten, from Latin tenere (“to hold, belong”); and -ance, from Latin antia (“state, quality”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.