Where does “manutenere” come from?

manutenere (Latin) comes from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

manutenere (Latin): present active infinitive of manūteneō; to...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of manūteneō; to...

Ancestry of “manutenere”, step by step

manutenere traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin teneō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
2Proto-Italictenēōto hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

via Latin manū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanū—

Words derived from “manutenere”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ten- →Every word from Proto-Italic tenēō →Every word from Latin teneō →