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
maintainest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via English Est
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Est | established |
| 2 | Middle English | este | grace, est, favour; pleasure, enjoyment, fun;... |
| 3 | Old English | ēst | will, consent, favour, grace, liberality,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *ansti | favour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | anstiz | favour, affection |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | unnaną | to grant, bestow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ān- | to notice; face, mouth |