Where does “mayntenaunce” come from?

mayntenaunce (Middle English) comes from Old French maintenance, from Old French maintenir, from Vulgar Latin manuteneo, from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

Ancestry of “mayntenaunce”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchmaintenance—
2Old Frenchmaintenirto maintain
3Vulgar LatinmanuteneoI support, maintain
4Latinmanuablative singular of manus; by hand; with the...
5Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
6Proto-Italicmanushand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mayntenaunce”

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