Where does “manter” come from?

manter (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese mantẽer, from Late Latin manuteneo, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.

manter (Portuguese): to keep, maintain; to hold, sustain, support

Definitions

  1. to keep, maintain; to hold, sustain, support

Ancestry of “manter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesemantẽer—
2Late LatinmanuteneoI support
3Latinteneōto hold, have; to grasp
4Proto-Italictenēōto hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeanten-to stretch, to extend

Words derived from “manter”

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