I.to stretch out, reach, extend to a place; to arrive at a place (class., esp. in the trop. signif.); constr. with ad and acc., or with advv.; very rarely with in or per and acc.; v. infra.
I. Lit.: “aspera arteria ad pulmones usque pertinet,” Cic. N. D. 2, 54, 136: “venae in omnes partes corporis pertinentes,” id. ib. 2, 55, 137: “deus pertinens per naturam cujusque rei, etc.,” id. ib. 2, 28, 71: “Belgae pertinent ad inferiorem partem fluminis Rheni,” Caes. B. G. 1, 1: “rivi, qui ad mare pertinebant,” id. B. C. 3, 49: “hanc (silvam) longe introrsus pertinere,” id. B. G. 6, 9: “in vastae magnitudinis urbe partium sensu non satis pertinente in omnia,” extending in all directions, Liv. 25, 24, 6 Weissenb. ad loc.; cf.: “quod ait praetor: pertinet, hoc significat: quod ex aedibus ejus in tuas pertinet, hoc est dirigitur, extenditur, pervenit,” Dig. 43, 22, 1.—
II. Trop.
A. To reach, extend (like διήκειν, καθήκειν): “eadem bonitas etiam ad multitudinem pertinet,” Cic. Lael. 14, 50: “caritas patriae per omnes ordines pertinebat,” i. e. pervaded, Liv. 23, 49, 3: “ad posteritatis memoriam pertinere,” Cic. Sen. 23, 82: “fulmina, quorum significatio ad totam vitam pertinet,” Sen. Q. N. 2, 47 init.: “hic pertinet a natali ad diem extremum,” id. Ep. 12, 6.—
B. To belong, relate, concern, pertain or have reference to, affect any thing: “somnium ad aliquam rem pertinet,” Plaut. Merc. 2, 1, 28: “illa res ad meum officium pertinet,” Cic. Rosc. Am. 13, 36: “nihil ad patriciam Sulpiciorum familiam Quirinius pertinuit,” Tac. A. 3, 48: “haec breviter attingemus, scrutati maxime pertinentia,” Plin. 18, 35, 78, § 341.—
2. To have a tendency, to tend or lead to an object or result, Varr. R. R. 2, 1: “illud quo pertineat, videte,” Cic. Agr. 2, 8, 20; id. Att. 8, 9, 1: “quod autem plures a nobis nominati sunt, eo pertinuit, quod, etc.,” id. Brut. 87, 299: “summa illuc pertinet, ut sciatis, etc.,” Cic. Verr. 2, 5, 10, § 25: “interpretando, quorsum quidque pertineat,” id. N. D. 3, 23, 60 fin.: “quid ista ad vidulum pertinent, servae sint istae an liberae?” Plaut. Rud. 4, 4, 62.—Esp. in phrase: quod ad aliquem (aliquid) pertinet, as far as concerns, in regard to (mostly post-Aug.): quod ad inducias pertineret, sic belli rationem esse divisam, ut, etc., * Caes. B. C. 3, 17, 3: “quod ad nationes exteras pertinet, Cicero varie,” Quint. 11, 1, 89: “quod ad Dymnum pertinet, nihil scio,” Curt. 6, 11, 30: quod pertinet ad elephantos, id. 9, 2, 19; cf.: “quantum ad decernentes pertinet,” Plin. Ep. 8, 6, 14: “quod ad me pertinet, intellego me perdidisse, etc.,” Sen. Cons. ad Helv. 10, 2; id. Ep. 119, 12; id. Suas. 6, 12; 7, 1: “cum virtutibus tum etiam fortuna, siquid hoc ad rem pertinet,” Cic. Fam. 13, 13: “quatenus quidque se attingat ad seque pertineat perspicere,” Cic. Fin. 5, 9, 24: “illud dissimulas ad te quod pertinet,” Mart. 7, 10, 9. —
C. To apply to, be applicable to, to suit, be suitable to a person or thing: “magis pol haec malitia pertinet ad viros, quam ad mulieres,” Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 36: “ad quem suspicio maleficii pertineat,” on whom suspicion should fall, Cic. Rosc. Am. 7, 18: “ad officium meum,” id. ib. 13, 36: “liberalitas ad rem familiarem meam,” id. Fam. 12, 28: “ad imperatorem prodigium pertinere,” Liv. 25, 16.—
D. To belong, be the right of (usu. of a right, as opp. to possession): “sed regnum ad se et ad matrem suam pertinere arbitrabantur,” Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 27, § 61: “ad quem jure regnum pertinet,” Liv. 40, 11, 7: “bona ad me pertinent, solus enim sum filius defuncti,” Quint. 5, 14, 15: “Europa jam, dubio procul, jure ad Romanos pertinebat,” Flor. 2, 8, 7: “(Armenia) quae antea ad majores suos pertinuisse monstrabat,” Amm. 26, 4, 6.—
E. To belong, to be the property of (late Lat.): “omnia quae ad se pertinebant,” Vulg. Gen. 32, 23; id. Exod. 9, 4; id. 1 Reg. 25, 21.—Hence, adv.: pertĭnenter , aptly, suitably, appositely, pertinently (post-class.): “pertinenter ad causam,” Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 38.—Comp.: “pertinentius,” Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 9.—Sup.: “pertinentissime,” Tert. adv. Marc. 4, 31.
