Where does “maintainest” come from?
maintainest (English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
maintainest (English): second-person singular simple present form of...
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- second-person singular simple present form of...
Ancestry of “maintainest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | maintain | To support , to back up or assist in an action;... |
| 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 |