Where does “maintenir” come from?

maintenir (French) comes from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manuteneo, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

maintenir (French): to maintain; to stick to; to stay fair

Definitions

  1. to maintain; to stick to; to stay fair

Ancestry of “maintenir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaintenirto maintain
2Vulgar LatinmanuteneoI support, maintain
3Latinmanuablative singular of manus; by hand; with the...
4Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
5Proto-Italicmanushand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “maintenir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →