Where does “maintainableness” come from?
maintainableness (English) comes from English maintainable, from English maintain, from Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manuteneo, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus — human being; man; hand.
maintainableness (English): The quality of being maintainable
Definitions
- The quality of being maintainable
Ancestry of “maintainableness”, step by step
maintainableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maintainable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maintainable | Able to be maintained |
| 2 | English | maintain | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.) |
| 3 | Middle English | mayntenen | — |
| 4 | Old French | maintenir | to maintain |
| 5 | Vulgar Latin | manuteneo | I support, maintain |
| 6 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 7 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |