per ‧ ti ‧ nent /ˈpɜːtənənt, ˈpɜːtɪnənt $ ˈpɜːr-/ BrE AmE adjective formal
[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin , present participle of pertinere ; ⇨ ↑ pertain ]
directly relating to something that is being considered SYN relevant :
He asked me a lot of very pertinent questions.
pertinent to
The last point is particularly pertinent to today’s discussion.
—pertinently adverb
—pertinence noun [uncountable]