Where does “maine” come from?

maine (Finnish) comes from English maine, from French Maine, from Old French Cemaine, from Latin Cenomania.

maine (Finnish): reputation; prestige, renown, fame; predicate

Definitions

  1. reputation; prestige, renown, fame; predicate

Ancestry of “maine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmaineObsolete form of main
2FrenchMaine—
3Old FrenchCemaine—
4LatinCenomania—

Words derived from “maine”

Every word from Latin Cenomania →