Maintain etymology

English

English word maintain comes from Latin tentare, Latin manu, Latin manus tenere, and later Latin manuteneo ((Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) I support, maintain.)

Etymology of maintain

Detailed word origin of maintain

Dictionary entry Language Definition
tentare Latin (lat)
manu Latin (lat)
manus tenere Latin (lat)
manuteneo Late Latin (LL)
manuteneo Latin (lat) (Late Latin, Vulgar Latin) I support, maintain.
maintenir Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) To maintain (to keep the same).
maintain English (en) (obsolete, transitive) To support (someone), to back up or assist (someone) in an action. [14th-19thc.]. To declare or affirm (a clause) to be true; to assert. [from 15thc.]. To keep up; to preserve; to uphold (a state, condition etc.). [from 14thc.].

Words with the same origin as maintain

Descendants of tentare

attempt temptation tent

Descendants of manu

maintenance