Concerne

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To be related to, affected by, or involved with something ; to have an interest in a situation or person ; to engage the attention or worry of another
2. Involving someone or something as relevant or important ; to be about or impact a particular matter or individual ; to arouse someone's interest or anxiety
3. Connecting with, pertaining to, or having significance for someone or something ; to regard or deal with a subject or individual ; to cause someone to feel involvement or apprehension

Etymology: In Latin, "concernere" meant to mix things together or sift them, from "com-" ("together") and "cernere" ("to sift, separate"). The same root gives English "discern" and "certain," which both involve sorting things apart. The modern sense of relating to or involving something came later, through Old French "concerner" and Medieval Latin "concernere," which applied the idea of things brought together to matters that bore on one another. English took over that sense of pertaining to or having to do with something, while the older idea of sifting faded from use.