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

maine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French Maine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchMaine—
2Old FrenchCemaine—
3LatinCenomania—

via Old Irish Maine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishMaine—

Words derived from “maine”

Every word from Latin Cenomania →Every word from Old French Cemaine →Every word from French Maine →