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Where does “manuteneo” come from?

manuteneo (Vulgar Latin) comes from Latin manu, from Latin manus, from Proto-Italic manus, from Proto-Indo-European man- — human being; man; hand.

manuteneo (Vulgar Latin): I support, maintain

Definitions

  1. I support, maintain

Ancestry of “manuteneo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinmanuablative singular of manus; by hand; with the...
2Latinmanushand; bravery, valor; violence, fighting
3Proto-Italicmanushand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanman-human being; man; hand

Words derived from “manuteneo”

  • maintain
  • maintenance
  • maintainability
  • maintainable
  • maintainer
  • maintaineth
  • maintainest
  • maintainor
  • unmaintainable
  • mountance
  • premaintenance
  • nonmaintainable
  • postmaintenance
  • mountenance
  • undermaintain
  • maintenance-free
  • maintainership
  • maintenant
  • mainteneur
  • maintenir
  • maintenance
  • メンテナンス
  • mayntenen
  • mayntenaunce
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