mantenere

Italian (Fiorentino)

verb

Definitions

to keep, stand by, maintain, support, uphold
to hold, defend
to uphold

Etymology

Inherited from Latin manūtenēre, manuteneo, manūteneō, manū (with the hand, by hand).

Origin

Latin

manū

Gloss

with the hand, by hand

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

maintain English
manus Latin
manuteneo Latin
manuteneō Latin
manū Latin
manūteneō Latin
manūtenēre, manuteneo, manūteneō Latin
automantenimento Italian
mantenibile Italian
mantenimento Italian
main French
maintenance French
maintenant French
mainteneur French
maintenir French
tenir French
mantener Spanish, Castilian
mantenimiento Spanish, Castilian
manuscrito Spanish, Castilian
*ten- Proto-Indo-European
manter Portuguese
mantimento Portuguese
maintenir Old French
menține Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
mantinir Cebuano
manteer Old Portuguese
mantener Asturian
mantegner Venetian
mantener Ladino
manti Guinea-Bissau Creole