Where does “menținere” come from?
menținere (Romanian) comes from Romanian menține, from French maintenir, 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.
menținere (Romanian): maintenance
Definitions
- maintenance
Ancestry of “menținere”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | menține | to maintain, hold out, keep up |
| 2 | French | maintenir | to maintain; to stick to; to stay fair |
| 3 | Old French | maintenir | to maintain |
| 4 | Vulgar Latin | manuteneo | I support, maintain |
| 5 | Latin | manu | ablative singular of manus; by hand; with the... |
| 6 | Latin | manus | hand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | manus | hand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | man- | human being; man; hand |