Where does “manuteneō” come from?

manuteneō (Classical Latin) comes from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

Ancestry of “manuteneō”, step by step

manuteneō traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin teneō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
2Proto-Italictenēōto hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Latin manū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanū—

Words derived from “manuteneō”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →