Where does “mountenance” come from?
mountenance (English) comes from English mountance, from English maintenance, from Middle English mayntenaunce, from Old French maintenance, from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manuteneo, from Latin manu, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
mountenance (English): A given amount, value, or extent of time or...
Definitions
- A given amount, value, or extent of time or...
Ancestry of “mountenance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | mountance | — |
| 2 | English | maintenance | Actions performed to keep some machine or system... |
| 3 | Middle English | mayntenaunce | — |
| 4 | Old French | maintenance | — |
| 5 | Old French | maintenir | to maintain |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | manuteneo | I support, maintain |
| 7 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 8 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |