Where does “Maine” come from?

Maine (Catalan) comes from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

Ancestry of “Maine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMaine—
2Old FrenchCemaine—
3LatinCenomania—
Every word from Latin Cenomania →Every word from Old French Cemaine →Every word from French Maine →