Where does “mantener” come from?

mantener (Asturian) comes from Late Latin manuteneo, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

mantener (Asturian): to maintain; to keep

Definitions

  1. to maintain; to keep

Ancestry of “mantener”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late LatinmanuteneoI support
2Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
3Proto-Italictenēōto hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →