Where does “mantenimento” come from?
mantenimento (Italian) comes from Italian mantenere, from Latin manūteneō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.
mantenimento (Italian): maintenance
Ancestry of “mantenimento”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | mantenere | to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold; to... |
| 2 | Latin | manūteneō | — |
| 3 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |
Words derived from “mantenimento”