Where does “mantido” come from?

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

mantido (Galician): well fed; fat

Definitions

  1. well fed; fat

Ancestry of “mantido”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galicianmanterto maintain, to preserve; to sustain; to nourish,...
2Old Portuguesemantẽer
3Late LatinmanuteneoI support
4Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
5Proto-Italictenēōto hold
6Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten-Every word from Proto-Italic tenēōEvery word from Latin teneō
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