adjective
- pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details.
adjective
- relating to the matter at hand; relevant
adj.late 14c., from Anglo-French purtinaunt (late 13c.), Old French partenant (mid-13c.) and directly from Latin pertinentem (nominative pertinens) “pertaining,” present participle of pertinere “to relate, concern” (see pertain). Related: Pertinently.