Where does “unmaintainable” come from?
unmaintainable (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.
unmaintainable (English): Not maintainable
Definitions
- Not maintainable
Ancestry of “unmaintainable”, step by step
unmaintainable traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maintainable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maintainable | Able to be maintained |
| 2 | English | maintain | To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.) |
| 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 |
via English un
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | un | One |