Where does “maintenant” come from?

maintenant (Old French) comes 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.

maintenant (Old French): immediately; straight away

Definitions

  1. immediately; straight away

Ancestry of “maintenant”, step by step

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

Words derived from “maintenant”

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