Where does “unmaintainability” come from?
unmaintainability (English) comes from English unmaintainable, from English maintainable, from English maintain, from Middle English mayntenen, from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manuteneo, from Latin manu, from Latin manus — human being; man; hand.
unmaintainability (English): The state or condition of being unmaintainable
Definitions
- The state or condition of being unmaintainable
Ancestry of “unmaintainability”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unmaintainable | Not maintainable |
| 2 | English | maintainable | Able to be maintained |
| 3 | English | maintain | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.) |
| 4 | Middle English | mayntenen | — |
| 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 |