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

  1. to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold; to...

Ancestry of “mantenere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanūteneōto support, uphold, maintain
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mantenere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European man- →Every word from Proto-Italic manus →Every word from Latin manus →