Where does “mantenimiento” come from?

mantenimiento (Spanish) comes from Spanish mantener, from Latin manūteneō, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

mantenimiento (Spanish): maintenance

Definitions

  1. maintenance

Ancestry of “mantenimiento”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishmantenerto keep; to maintain, to support; to sustain, to...
2Latinmanūteneōto support, uphold, maintain
3Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
4Proto-Italicmanushand
5Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “mantenimiento”

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