Where does “manter” come from?

manter (Galician) comes from Old Portuguese mantẽer, from Late Latin manuteneo, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

manter (Galician): to maintain, to preserve; to sustain; to nourish,...

Definitions

  1. to maintain, to preserve; to sustain; to nourish,...

Ancestry of “manter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemantẽer
2Late LatinmanuteneoI support
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “manter

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