Hyphenation
ap·pur·te·nancePronunciation
Etymology
[ &-'p&rt-n&n(t)s, - ] (noun.) 14th century. From Anglo-Norman apurtenance, from Old French apartenance (Modern French appartenance), from apertenir (Modern French appartenir), from Latin appertinere, infinitive of appertineō (“I belong, I appertain”). Cognate to appertain.