Word: pertained
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: per
tained
Definition: Simple past tense and past participle of pertain; be relevant to
Morphemes:
Affix: pertain
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: to relate, to refer, be relevant to
Etymology Compounds: Affix: per-
Language: la
Decoded: per-
Meaning: through
Affix: teneō
Language: la
Decoded: teneo
Meaning: I hold
Affix: -ed
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form past participles of (regular) verbs. See -en and -t for variants.