different between pertain vs botanic

English

Etymology

From Middle English pertenen, from Old French partenir (modern French appartenir), in turn from Latin pertine?, pertin?re.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /p??te?n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /p??te?n/
• Rhymes: -e?n
• Hyphenation: per?tain

Verb

pertain (third-person singular simple present pertains, present participle pertaining, simple past and past participle pertained)

1. (intransitive) to belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of
2. (intransitive) to relate, to refer, be relevant to
3. (intransitive) To apply; to be or remain in place; to continue to be applicable

Usage notes

• In all the above senses, pertain is followed by to (or formerly by unto, as in The King James Version of The Bible and in the plays of Shakespeare, although to is used in these works as well).

Quotations

(relate):

• 1989, Sort out any booklets or manuals that pertain to the heating system or any other fixture that you are leaving behind. — One's company, Underwood, Lynn, Southampton: Ashford.

Synonyms

• appertain

Antonyms

• be irrelevant

Related terms

• pertinent
• pertinence
• pertinency

Translations

Anagrams

• Painter, Parenti, apterin, painter, pine tar, repaint, terapin

English

Alternative forms

• botanick (obsolete)

Etymology

From the Medieval Latin botanicus — perhaps via the French botanique — from the Ancient Greek ????????? (botanikós), from ?????? (botán?, “herb, pasture”).

Adjective

botanic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to botany.

   Synonym: botanical

Derived terms

• botanic garden

Translations

Noun

botanic (plural botanics)

1. Any substance of botanical origin.

   the use of botanics in cosmetic products

Anagrams

• batonic

Occitan

Pronunciation

Adjective

botanic m (feminine singular botanica, masculine plural botanics, feminine plural botanicas)

1. botanical

Related terms

• botanica

Romanian

Etymology

From French botanique.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bo?ta.nik/

Adjective

botanic m or n (feminine singular botanic?, masculine plural botanici, feminine and neuter plural botanice)

1. botanical, botanic

Declension