Where does “manti” come from?

manti (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese 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.

manti (Guinea-Bissau Creole): to hold; to keep; to maintain

Definitions

  1. to hold; to keep; to maintain

Ancestry of “manti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesemanterto keep, maintain; to hold, sustain, support
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 tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →