Where does “întreținere” come from?
întreținere (Romanian) comes from Romanian întreține, from French entretenir, from Middle French entretenir, from Old French entretenir, from Old French tenir, from Latin teneō, from Proto-Italic tenēō, from Proto-Indo-European ten- — to stretch, to extend.
întreținere (Romanian): maintenance
Definitions
- maintenance
Ancestry of “întreținere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | întreține | to maintain, keep in repair, upkeep |
| 2 | French | entretenir | to maintain, to look after; to support; to fuel,... |
| 3 | Middle French | entretenir | to maintain; to look after |
| 4 | Old French | entretenir | to support one another |
| 5 | Old French | tenir | to possess; to have; to hold |
| 6 | Latin | teneō | to hold, have; to grasp |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | tenēō | to hold |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |