Where does “manutention” come from?
manutention (French) comes from Latin manūtentiō, from Latin manutenere, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
manutention (French): maintenance; manutention; handling; storehouse,...
Definitions
- maintenance; manutention; handling; storehouse,...
Ancestry of “manutention”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | manūtentiō | — |
| 2 | Latin | manutenere | present active infinitive of manūteneō; to... |
| 3 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |