Where does “nonmaintainable” come from?
nonmaintainable (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.
nonmaintainable (English): Not maintainable
Ancestry of “nonmaintainable”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | maintainable | Able to be maintained |
| 2 | English | maintain | To support , to back up or assist in an action;... |
| 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 |