Where does “mainte” come from?

mainte (French) comes from Old French mantel, from Latin mantēllum, from Latin mantum, from Gaulish mantos, from Proto-Celtic mantos, from Proto-Indo-European menH- — tread, press together; crumble.

mainte (French): feminine singular of maint; many

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of maint; many

Ancestry of “mainte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmantelmantle
2Latinmantēllum—
3Latinmantuma Spanish cloak
4Gaulishmantos—
5Proto-Celticmantos—
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmenH-tread, press together; crumble

Words derived from “mainte”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European menH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic mantos →Every word from Gaulish mantos →