Where does “maingaining” come from?
maingaining (English) comes from English gaining, from English gain, from Middle French gain, from Old French gaaing, from Old French gaaignier, from Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre, from English unspecified, from English Un- — not.
maingaining (English): Maintaining a similar body fat while gradually increasing muscle mass over time
Definitions
- Maintaining a similar body fat while gradually increasing muscle mass over time
Ancestry of “maingaining”, step by step
maingaining traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English gaining
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | gaining | present participle of gain; Gain; profit |
| 2 | English | gain | To acquire possession of; To have or receive... |
| 3 | Middle French | gain | income |
| 4 | Old French | gaaing | gain |
| 5 | Old French | gaaignier | Alternative form of gaigner; to earn, gain,... |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | *wadaniāre | — |
| 7 | English | unspecified | Not specified; not thoroughly explained or... |
| 8 | English | Un- | not |
| 9 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 10 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |
via English maintain
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maintain | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.) |
| 2 | Middle English | mayntenen | — |
| 3 | Old French | maintenir | to maintain |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | manuteneo | I support, maintain |
| 5 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |