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Where does “maine” come from?

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

maine (English): Obsolete form of main

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of main

Ancestry of “maine”, step by step

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