Where does “mantenere” come from?
mantenere (Italian) comes from Latin manūteneō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mantenere (Italian): to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold; to...
Definitions
- to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold; to...
Ancestry of “mantenere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | manūteneō | — |
| 2 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
Words derived from “mantenere”