English word remain comes from Old French (842-ca. 1400) remain-
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| remain- | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
| remainen | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
| remain | English (eng) | (plural only) remains: That which is left of a human being after the life is gone; relics; a dead body.. State of remaining; stay.. That which is left; relic; remainder; -- chiefly in the plural.. The posthumous works or productions, especially literary works of one who is dead. (copulative) To continue in a state of being.. To await; to be left to.. To continue unchanged in place, form, or [...] |