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

Definitions

  1. maintenance

Ancestry of “mantenimento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianmantenereto keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold; to...
2Latinmanūteneōto support, uphold, maintain
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mantenimento”

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